United States. Dept. of Agriculture · [Washington · leaf 72
.Each fibre seems to be composed of serratedrings, imbricated over one another. Theseteeth and the intervening spaces differ in va-rious samples, and these transverse lines re-semble the rings of the earth-worm. Thisappearance has been compared to the effect ofa series of thimbles with uneven edges… … DESCRIPTION OF THE PLATES AND THE FIBRES WHICH THEY REPRESENT.No. 4.—SlLK,y/-ow an East India Inndkerchicf.
Flax · Hemp · Textile fibers
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