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 161
ropor-tion of the hemp imported to Great Britain from India. Cultivation. — Sunn hemp will grow on any fertile soil, and itdoes not need much care, being a noted weed killer. Two cropscan be raised in one year; sown in June, the plant is mature inSeptember; sown in October, it is reaped in April.… … Fig. 28.—Sunn Hemp [Crotalaria juncea)I, Calyx opened out. 2, Keel. 3, Fruit (red). HEMP AND JUTE 3 but the seeds are allowed to ripen if the fibre is to be coarse andstrong. Pulling- and Retting.^The plants are gathered by pulling; thenthe stems are laid out in ridges for several days to wither…
Textile industry · Textile fabrics
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