Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from A Descriptive Catalogue of Useful Fiber Plants of the World: Including the Structural and Economic Classifications of Fibers
It was this collection, with its carefully prepared notes, that laid the foundation of the present work, in which has been embodied the notes of collections from every important international exhibition since that of 1876, and which has been largely augmented by the results of personal study, observation, and investigation during many years, as well as through the more recent examination of all available publications relat ing to the subject.
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