The textile industries : a practical guide to fibres, yarns & fabrics in every branch of textile manufacture, including preparation of fibres, spinning, doubling, designing, weaving, bleaching, printing, dyeing and finishing (1910)
Murphy, William S · London : The Gresham Publishing Company · leaf 114
otably to Brazil and Egypt.In neither country has the plant done very well. Santos is the name COTTON 77 given to the Brazilian product, and it partakes strongly in the defectsof the cottons native to the country. The Egyptian variety is alsorather harsh and wiry, the dry climate seeming to take… … Fig. lo.—A Sprig of Cotton [Gossypium barbadense) showing Flowers and Bolls and admired throughout the civilized world. Its growth ranges in various climates from 6 to 15 ft. The flowers are yellow and the seedssmooth and black, whilst the pods are long and full. Carried fromBarbados to the…
Textile industry · Textile fabrics
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