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 207
x, is also utilizedfor the oil it contains; 100 kilos of seed furnish 27 kilos of oil. 194 THE TEXTILE FIBRES. So this forms an extensive and important by-product in the culti-vation of hemp. Under the microscope the hemp fibre is seen to consist ofcell elements which are unusually long, averaging… … Fig. 42.—Ramie Fibre. (Hohnel.) V, swollen displacements; r, fissures; e, point or end; q, cross-sections; i, inner layers of fibre-wall; /, lumen; sch, stratifications. fibre is rather uneven in its diameter, and has occasional attach-ments of fragmentary lignified tissue. In its linear structure…
Textile fibers
Internet Archive · Library of Congress · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
