Shelter and clothing; a textbook of the household arts (1920)
Kinne, Helen, 1861-1917. [from old catalog], Cooley, Anna M. (Anna Maria), b. 1874, joint author · New York, The Macmillan company · leaf 120
eties are known by the agriculturist.A microscopical examination of the cotton fiber shows thata fully developed ripe fiber has the appearance of a piece oftwisted rubber tubing (see Fig. 87). The twist is of greateconomic importance and aids in spinning as well as pro-ducing a more elastic fabric.… … 100 SHELTER AND CLOTHING be easily distinguished if used in colored cotton fabrics. Themost important species of cotton are the Gossypium her-baceum, G, arboreum, G. hirsutum, G. barbadense, and G.peruvianum. Within these five species over one hundredvarieties are recognized. Gossypium herbaceum…
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