. Elements of applied microscopy. A text-book for beginners. Microscopy. 88 ELEMENTS OF APPLIED MICROSCOPY. while with the long cells of Linum and Cannabis the tips are hard to find. The most marked peculiarity of the jute cell is, how- ever, its canal, which varies markedly in diameter, at one point occupying a large part of the cell and then shrink- ing to an almost invisible line (Fig. 35). 7. Ramie.—Ramie or China grass is the product of a low shrub, Boshmeria nivea, indigenous to China, Japan, and the Philippine Islands. Its fibre is long and lustrous,. Fig. 36.—^Ramie. (After Hassack.) 2
. Elements of applied microscopy. A text-book for beginners. Microscopy. 88 ELEMENTS OF APPLIED MICROSCOPY. while with the long cells of Linum and Cannabis the tips are hard to find. The most marked peculiarity of the jute cell is, how- ever, its canal, which varies markedly in diameter, at one point occupying a large part of the cell and then shrink- ing to an almost invisible line (Fig. 35). 7. Ramie.—Ramie or China grass is the product of a low shrub, Boshmeria nivea, indigenous to China, Japan, and the Philippine Islands. Its fibre is long and lustrous,. Fig. 36.—^Ramie. (After Hassack.) 200 diameters. stronger probably than any other fibre; "it is used for making sail-cloth and for other special purposes. The cells of ramie (Fig. 36) are easily distinguished by their great length, sometimes reaching 50 cm., and by their flat ribbon-Hke structure. In cross-section they are. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Winslow, C. -E. A. (Charles-Edward Amory), 1877-1957. New York, J. Wiley; London, Chapman & Hall
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