New Vegetable Fibres
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A short magazine item on newly promoted vegetable fibers, China grass and ramie, both species of the nettle genus Boehmeria. It describes the fiber qualities, compares fiber cell length with cotton and flax, and notes that ramie was being grown in the warmer United States from seeds distributed by the Agricultural Department. It also covers the plant's yield, its traditional use for nets in the Indian Archipelago, and its use spun alone or mixed with wool or cotton.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1870
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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