Flax
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A one-page encyclopedia entry on flax (Linum) from the People's Cyclopedia of Universal Knowledge. It describes the plant, its origins and uses for linen fiber and linseed oil, and the steps of flax dressing (pulling, rippling, scutching by hand and machine). It also compares U.S. flax cloth production in 1810 with the 1890s, mentions flax in India, and begins a short entry on New Zealand flax (Phormium tenax).
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1895
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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