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 29
former lie in every direction and the inter-locking of the scales takes place more easily. In some varieties of wool fibre the scales have no free edge atall, but the sides fit tightly together with apparently no overlap- i6 THE TEXTILE FIBRES. ping; in such fibres the surfaces of the scales are… … Fig. 10.—^Wool Fibre with Plate-like Scales. (Hohnel.) A, portion of fibre with isolated medullary cells at i, and smooth scales e fitting together like plates; B, portion of fibre showing medullary cylinder at m. lambs wool from fleeces which have not been previously sheared),the scales are more…
Textile fibers
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