Fraps, George Stronach, 1876- · New York, The Macmillan Company; London, Macmillan & Co., Ltd. · leaf 75
VEGETABLE FIBERS — COTTON 57 lar cell filled with a liquid. With increase in length, the cell walls become thinner, and finally collapse. After the … Fig. i. — Cotton fiber. maturity of the fila¬ A, unripe (section); B, ripe; C, mercerized cotton. ments on different parts of the same seed. In unripe cotton (Fig. i, A ), the fibers show no indication of tubular structure, but present •the appearance of broad, solid, ribbon-like fibers which are…
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