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 241
various cotton fibreswith sections above; /, lumen; d, twists; s, granulations on cuticle. pores at the base; the fibres grow brush-like on a stem, are yel-lowish and harsh. This is vegetable silk from Senegal. Strophantus (see Fig. 56). 228 THE TEXTILE FIBRES. (h) The fibres are white, firm, and… … Fig. 56.—Fibre of Strophantus.a, longitudinal view; b, cross-sections. 10. (a) At the base of the hair there are spots or pores .... (see ii)»(b) Spots or pores lacking. Vegetable silk from Asdepias cornutii, curassavica, etc (see Fig. 58). 11. (a) Spots large; round or oblique; the walls of the…
Textile fibers
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