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 147
FIBRES. (d) Normal structure of twisted, band-like form. In cross-section the immature fibres show only a single linewith no structure, and but little or no indication of an internalopening. The mature fibre is thicker in cross-section and exhibitsa central opening. The most characteristic of the… … Fig. 34.—Root of Cotton Fibre (X350).Showing the iiregular fracture caused by the fibre being torn from the seed; atthe broad, flat portion of the base of the fibre may also be seen the longitudinalwrinkles and the cross-fractures of the cuticle. With iodin and sulphuric acid the cotton fibre…
Textile fibers
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