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124. Suggestions for work. Cotton " bolls " should be 

 obtained, and the character of the fibers and their relation 

 to the seeds examined. It should not be difficult, also, to 

 obtain samples of various kinds of cotton fiber, " staples," 

 as they are called. Flaxseed can be obtained in any drug 

 store, and young flax plants can be grown and their fibrous 

 character observed. Wild hemp may be growing in the 

 neighborhood as a weed, and should be investigated. 



