Ramie
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A one-page encyclopedia entry on ramie from the Nouveau Larousse Illustré, with a botanical illustration of the plant. It identifies ramie as Boehmeria nivea and Boehmeria tenacissima of the nettle family. It describes the fibers as the longest, strongest and most lustrous of the vegetable weaving fibers, found in the bast. It also notes improvements in decorticating and degumming, imports from Indochina, China, the Sunda Islands and Japan, and use blended with wool and cotton for furnishing fabrics, damask linen and batiste.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1904
- Language
- French
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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