EXAMINATION OF TEXTILE FIBRES. 87 
guished from flax, its broad ‘diameter shows the broad 
canal quite distinctly. Second, the ends of the cell are 
comparatively blunt, and the canal runs up to the very 
tip (Fig. 34). 
6. Jute——The jute-plant, Corchorus capsularis, is an 
annual, native to the East Indies, and furnishes a long 
smooth fibre which, however, quickly softens and breaks 
Fic. 35.—THE JUTE-FIBRE. (After Hassack.) 200 diameters. 
when wetted. It is used for making rope, coarse twine, 
and gunny-bags, and for the backing of various other tex- 
tile materials. , 
‘The cells of which the long jute-fibre is made up are 
much shorter than those of flax and hemp, being only 
about 2 mm. in length, while their width is nearly the 
same as that of the other fibres. In any given field of 
the microscope numerous ends of celis will be apparent, 
