An Economic Botany Collection
Richard H. Zander
July 21, 2006
Res Botanica, a Missouri Botanical Garden Web Site

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FIBERS

Bleached linen yarn, Linum usitatissimum. Ludlow Corp., 1972.

Cotton twine, Gossypium hirsutum.

Jute twine, Corchorus capsularis.

Jute carpet thread, Ludlow Corp., 1972.

Linen shoe thread, Ludlow Corp., 1972.

Tumpline made of maguey. Agave sp. Mexico City, 1972.

Manila Hemp or Abacá. Musa textilis. Musaceae. Fibers from the leaf.

Pot scrubber made of maguey. Agave sp. Amaryllidaceae.

Sisal twine, Agave sisalana, Amaryllidaceae. Fibers from the leaf.

Cotton flowers, Gossypium hirsutum, Malvaceae.

Jute Fiber, Corchorus sp., Ludlow Corp., Needham, Mass. 1972.