. Plants and their uses; an introduction to botany. Botany; Botany, Economic. BAST FIBERS 229. Flo. 217, I.—Flax (Linum usitatUslinum, Flax Famih', Linacem). Plant in fiower. Voung flower-cluster. Seed, entire and cut vertically. (Bail- Irm.)—Annual, about GO cm. tall; leaves .smooth; flowers light blue; Iruit dr:s". Native home. Southeastern Europt- and Asia Minor. and most elastic part of the framework of plants. In con- trast with the woody part they contain commonly a larger proportion of pure cellulose and are thus comparatively little affected by agencies of decay or the various che
. Plants and their uses; an introduction to botany. Botany; Botany, Economic. BAST FIBERS 229. Flo. 217, I.—Flax (Linum usitatUslinum, Flax Famih', Linacem). Plant in fiower. Voung flower-cluster. Seed, entire and cut vertically. (Bail- Irm.)—Annual, about GO cm. tall; leaves .smooth; flowers light blue; Iruit dr:s". Native home. Southeastern Europt- and Asia Minor. and most elastic part of the framework of plants. In con- trast with the woody part they contain commonly a larger proportion of pure cellulose and are thus comparatively little affected by agencies of decay or the various chemicals which destroy or soften wood. The bast fibers of greatest economic importance are flax, jute, and hemp. Flax is next to cotton, the most useful and valuable of all fibers. It has an even wider range of uses, but as its prep-. 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 Sargent, Frederick Leroy, 1863-. New York, H. Holt and Company
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