ILLUSTRATIONS. ix 



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86. Banana fibres, ..... 128 



87. Chinese Coir Pa.lm . . . . . . 130 



88. Cotton Grass (many headed), . . , . . .131 



89. Hare's Tail Cotton Grass, . . . . . .132 



90. Downy ovaries of Typha latifolia, . . . 133 



91. Bast tissues of the Paper Mulberry, . . . 136 



92. Papyrus plant, ....... 137 



93. Poker plant, ..... 138 



94. Bristle fibres of A ttalea funifera, ...... 144 



95. Bass or Piassava Grass, ..... 146 



96. Monkey Bass fibres, . . . . . . .147 



97. West African Bass fibres, ..... 148 



98. Heaths, ....... 150 



99. Brown Coir fibres, ....... 152 



100. Coir fibres, ........ 153 



101. Gaboon Piassava, ...... 154 



102. Istle fibre plant, ...... 155 



103. Istle fibres, ..... 156 



104. Mexican Whisk, ....... 157 



105. Indian Millet, . ! 158 



106. Palma fibres, .'..... ! 159 



107. Italian whisk, ...... 161 



108. Hair of Syrian Bear, .... 163 



109. Hog bristles, ..... 164 



110. Bombyxmori, ....... 171 



111. Cocoons of Bombyx mori and of Cricula trifenestrata, . 172 



112. Cocoons of A nthersea mylitta, .... 172 



113. Fibres of Anthersea mylitta, .... 173 



114. Caterpillar, moth, and cocoon of Attacus cynthia, . 174 



115. Silkworm cocoons, ..... 175 



116. Skeins of silk, ....... 182 



117. Wood pulp silk, ...... 183 



118. ,, fibre fabric, ..... 184 



119. Bur Weed, ........ 195 



120. Spiny involucres of Medick, ..... 195 



121. Spines of Medick (rnagn. ), ..... 197 



122. Burry wool, ...... 198 



123. Hog's wool, ...... 198 



124. Northumberland wool, ..... 199 



125. Noils from merino wool, ..... 200 



126. Lincolnshire locks, ..... 200 



127. ,, ,, as seen from the fleshy side, . . . .201 



128. Pelt after scouring, ..... 202 



129. Raw merino wool, ..... 203 



130. Merino wool after scouring and cleaning, . . . 204 



131. Merino wool after willowing and oiling, . . . 205 



132. Sliver of wool, . . . . . . 206 



133. Oily spun wool, ....... 207 



134. Woollen yarn scoured and purified (magn.), . . . 208 

 135 - >, (magn.), ....... 208 



136. Wool and cotton mixed after willowing, . . . 210 



137. Worsted yarn (magn.), ...... 21] 



