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 238
. … Fig. 53.—Fibres of Cotton-grass or Vegetable Silk (X50).The sharp fractures show the brittle nature of the fibres. {h) The fibres are 5 mm. long; mean breadth of the tufts8 to 16 /£, the widest being under 30 //; the tufts do not end withsharp-pointed cells; the section-walls under low…
Textile fibers
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