. Elements of Philippine agriculture. Agriculture. 148 PHILIPPINE A GRICUL PURE Pineapples for Fiber. Pineapples can well be grown for fiber on poorer and drier ground, and cultivation is then less necessary. In no case will this plant grow in ground where water stands. The soil must be rich in lime; and the plant is not injured by much clay. Describe a pineapple plant, and draw it. What parts of the plant make up the fruit ? For what purposes is the fiber used ? OTHER FIBER PLAxNTS Cotton. The most important of the fibers in the world is cotton. Little cotton is raised in the Philippines, ex-
. Elements of Philippine agriculture. Agriculture. 148 PHILIPPINE A GRICUL PURE Pineapples for Fiber. Pineapples can well be grown for fiber on poorer and drier ground, and cultivation is then less necessary. In no case will this plant grow in ground where water stands. The soil must be rich in lime; and the plant is not injured by much clay. Describe a pineapple plant, and draw it. What parts of the plant make up the fruit ? For what purposes is the fiber used ? OTHER FIBER PLAxNTS Cotton. The most important of the fibers in the world is cotton. Little cotton is raised in the Philippines, ex- cept in Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, and Union. The cot- ton genus is Gossypium, and at least four species are. Fig. 105. Cotton field in the United States, showing cotton-picking machine sources of valuable fiber; these species have become very mixed through cultivation. All of them were prob- ably naturally perennial. The most valuable cottons 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 Copeland, Edwin Bingham, 1873- [from old catalog]. Yonkers-on-Hudson, N. Y. , and Manila, World book company
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