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 146
bly composed of fine layers super-imposed one upon the other. 2. Microscopical Properties.—^The microscopical characteris-tics of the cotton fibre are so pronounced as to readily differentiateit from all others. As already noted, it presents the appearanceof a flat, ribbon-like band more or less… … Fig. ^;^.—Unripe Cotton Fibres (X350).Showing a flat, ribbon-like form and thin and almost transparent appearance. ver} prominently in polarized Hght. Between its thickenededges the fibre exhibits the appearance of a finely granulatedsurface. Fibres of dead cotton, or those which have not…
Textile fibers
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