Flax
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A one-page encyclopedia entry defining flax as both the plant genus Linum and the fibre of Linum usitatissimum used for linen. It describes the plant's appearance and range, harvesting, retting, drying, breaking, scutching and heckling, and the division of the dressed flax into line and tow for spinning. A botanical illustration of the flax plant accompanies the text.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1876
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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