Hurst, George H. (George Henry), George Bell & Sons · London ; New York : George Bell & Sons · leaf 28
ey flourish, yet rarely come intoEnglish commerce, probably because the collectionof the cocoons is not carried on systematically. It is SILKS. 17 only necessary, therefore, to refer to these wild silksvery briefly ; for further details, Wardles Handbookon the Wild Silks of India may be consulted.… … Fie. 11. large, the female being the larger, and more roundedin the body ; probably it could be cultivated whereverthe castor oil plant can be grown. The chemicalcomposition and properties of Eria silk have not yetbeen properly investigated ; in its structure it re-sembles that of Tussah silk, the…
Dyes and dyeing · Silk
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