United States. Dept. of Agriculture · [Washington · leaf 72
DESCRIPTION OF THE PLATES AND THE FIBRES WHICH THEY REPRESENT.No. 4.—SlLK,y/-ow an East India Inndkerchicf. … The fibre of silk consists of a round or somewhat flattened, narrow, and struct-ureless substance of indefinite length, quite solid—that is, withotit any internalcavity, and without any visible markings. The original condition of these fibres, when first unwound from the cocoon,shows them in pairs,…
Flax · Hemp · Textile fibers
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