The textile fibres; their physical, microscopical, and chemical properties (1904)
Matthews, J. Merritt (Joseph Merritt), 1874-1931 · New York, J. Wiley & sons; [etc., etc.] · leaf 124
s of from three to five segments, and on ripening COTTON. Ill bursts open and discloses a mass of pearly white downy fibres(Fig. 30), in which are imbedded the brownish black to black-colored cottonseeds. The cotton boll should be picked as soonas possible after ripening; the seeds are then…
Textile fibers
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