. Commercial botany of the nineteenth century. A record of progress in the utilisation of vegetable products in the United Kingdom, and the introduction of economic plants into the British colonies, during the present century. Botany, Economic; Botany. IU (N U ERCIAL Estaeto [Slipa lenacissima). which Mr. Rout- ledge paid con- siderable attention was the young stems of bamboos, and he succeeded in showing that a very fine paper could be made from these stems, as he published a pamphlet on the subject in 1875 which was printed on paper made from bamboo. It was proposed that the ste
. Commercial botany of the nineteenth century. A record of progress in the utilisation of vegetable products in the United Kingdom, and the introduction of economic plants into the British colonies, during the present century. Botany, Economic; Botany. IU (N U ERCIAL Estaeto [Slipa lenacissima). which Mr. Rout- ledge paid con- siderable attention was the young stems of bamboos, and he succeeded in showing that a very fine paper could be made from these stems, as he published a pamphlet on the subject in 1875 which was printed on paper made from bamboo. It was proposed that the stems should be crushed at the place of growth and shipped in that state to this countryj so as to reduce bulk and freight. The in- terest in the pro- ject to utilise the bamboos as a paper material be- came general, both in England, India, and America. As I liesc gigantic grasses will grow- in almost any tro-. 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 Jackson, John Reader, 1837-1920. London [etc. ] : Cassell & company, limited
Size: 1051px × 2378px
Photo credit: © The Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, booksubjectbotany, bookyear1890
