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190 FIBRES, OR SILKEN MATERIAL OF THE PINE APPLE.<br />

to the great superiority <strong>of</strong> the fibres <strong>of</strong> these plants over <strong>cotton</strong>,<br />

flax, &c. This is particularly the case in regard to Mr. Zincke,<br />

for although he succeeded in producing some very beautiful<br />

specimens <strong>of</strong> fabric, in conformity with the foregoing specifica-<br />

tion, yet, the manufacture does not appear to make much prog-<br />

ress, chiefly on account <strong>of</strong> the inferiority in point <strong>of</strong> strength<br />

<strong>of</strong> the cloth, more especially when bleached.

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