CONTENTS XXI 







CHAPTER XXIII 



FIBER CROPS 



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Flax . .... 387 



Relationships, p. 387; Description, p. 387; Flax seed, 

 p. 387; Flax fiber, p. 389; Adaptation, p. 390; Dis- 

 eases, p. 391 ; Cultural methods, p. 391 ; Production, 

 p. 393; History, p. 394. 



Hemp . .... 394 



J ute .396 



Ramie 397 



Manila Fiber 30,7 



sisal 399 



Maguey 400 



Jstle 401 



New Zealand Hemp 401 



Collateral Reading 402 



