. The world's commercial products [microform] : a descriptive account of the economic plants of the world and of their commercial uses. Plant products; Produits naturels; Produits végétaux; Natural products; Botanique agricole; Botany, Economic. 324 The World's Commercial Products. ['.II ''/ Mr. /â¢'f' H,!<iiii-lt scrTciiisc; are uitlicr ml with a sickle or i)iilled up by liand. liuridles of tlic stems cleared of the leaves are [)laced in water for tlie retting process which is C()m|)letc in a lew days. Tiie then separates tile barl< and wood from tiie tibr
. The world's commercial products [microform] : a descriptive account of the economic plants of the world and of their commercial uses. Plant products; Produits naturels; Produits végétaux; Natural products; Botanique agricole; Botany, Economic. 324 The World's Commercial Products. ['.II ''/ Mr. /â¢'f' H,!<iiii-lt scrTciiisc; are uitlicr ml with a sickle or i)iilled up by liand. liuridles of tlic stems cleared of the leaves are [)laced in water for tlie retting process which is C()m|)letc in a lew days. Tiie then separates tile barl< and wood from tiie tibre in a wav \tems upon the surface of tlie imtil the cleaned libie becomes separated. The drying is ellecled in- hanging tiie fibre upon bamboo sup- ])(>rts to tlii' sun. a ])rocess which also bleaclies tin- liliri'. CoiK Coir, or coco-mit tilire. is oli- from the outer husk of l\\v cocoiuit. the fruit of the coco-mit palm, a tall graceful tree from -i\tv to a iiundre. In , , tlie cliiif roco-nut products are oil and libic. the latin being known to tlie trade as "â ; The rii)e coco-nut as it occurs <<\, tlie tree is a large, oval body, angular in section, and with oiii end somewhat pointed : the thick outer liu-k is compo-ed co'utn. In pi. ..>ir lor market, the obj-ct is to separate tin outer husk from tlie inner nut and to obtain tlie hbie. In Ceylon the husks are -plitopeii by forcing them ,ig,niist . pointed stick lived iii the groiuul. Th.'iiext process is to soak the husks in wati r, the >.â bcnig can out in pits or in brick, iron, or wooden tanks into wliic li steam can be admitted to warm the water, 'ireat . however, machineiy ha> been substituted for hand labour. Coir fibre is coarse, clean, stiff, and very elastic, and although not of strength is largely used in the East as a rope and cordage material on account of it- powei ..f the ac
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