Archive image from page 706 of Cyclopedia of farm crops (1922). Cyclopedia of farm crops cyclopediaoffarm00bail Year: 1922 TEASEL TEASEL 637 other teasels will be larger and for manufacturing purposes fully as good, but the seed will not germi- nate. Where the branches diverge from the main stalk the leaves grow together and form a cup holding a pint or more of water. It is interesting to note that without water in these cups perfect teasels will not be formed. History. The fuller's teasel is a native of the south of Europe, whence it was taken to other sections and is now cultivated to a lar
Archive image from page 706 of Cyclopedia of farm crops (1922). Cyclopedia of farm crops cyclopediaoffarm00bail Year: 1922 TEASEL TEASEL 637 other teasels will be larger and for manufacturing purposes fully as good, but the seed will not germi- nate. Where the branches diverge from the main stalk the leaves grow together and form a cup holding a pint or more of water. It is interesting to note that without water in these cups perfect teasels will not be formed. History. The fuller's teasel is a native of the south of Europe, whence it was taken to other sections and is now cultivated to a large extent. In 1840, Wil- liam Snook, a resident of Onondaga county, New York, visited his former home in England and on his return brought with him teasel seed, and with the help of workmen from the teasel-growing sec- tions of England he began the culture of teasel in America. From this small beginning has sprung a which, although it has not spread to any great extent beyond a radius of ten miles from the place where it originated, ranks as one of the important industries of that section. In more recent years the teasel has been grown in a small way in Oregon. The Oregon teasels, although of good quality, are not considered by manufacturers to be up to the standard of excellence of the New York product. Varieties. A number of species are known, all native of the temperate regions of the Old World. But two varieties are known in America, the Dipsacus Ful- loniLin or fuller's teasel, which is the only kind having a commercial value, and the wild teasel, D. sylvestris, which is a common wayside weed in many sections, and is said to have some value as a bee plant. Although there is but the one variety of teasel that has a commercial value, the market teasels vary considerably in quality according to the soil and climate in which they are grown. The dry climate and soil of France produce the most wiry hooks known. These are needed for blankets and deep-napped woolens. The
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