Garrett, A. E · London : Hodder and Stoughton · leaf 167
d form. The number of these twistsvaries with the variety of fibre, but may easilyexceed 100 to an inch in length. If the growthof the fibre has been arrested these twists will,of course, not appear, so that an immaturecotton is like a fine, flat ribbon as the walls of(a) ultimately collapse. The… … ..... /4 Diagram II. Diagram to illustrate Cotton Fibre: (n) Transverse section(unripe). (6) Transverse section (ripe). I. General appearanceof unripe fibre. II. General appearance of ripe fibre. OF TEXTILE FIBRES 155 If such fibres are present in any part of a balein large quantity they can be…
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