---------------------------------------------+-------------+-----------+--------------------- | | | Diameter of Cells. | Length of | Length of +-----------+--------- | Filament. | Fibres. | Extreme. | Normal. ---------------------------------------------+-------------+-----------+-----------+--------- | cm. | cm. | 1⁠/⁠100mm. | 1⁠/⁠100mm. A. _Seed hairs._ Filaments composed | | | | of individual cells. | | | | | | | | _Cottons._ | | | | _Gossypium barbadense_ (Sea Island) | 4·05 | 4·05 | 1·92–2·79 | 2·52 _Gossypium acuminatum_ | 2·84 | 2·84 | 2·01–2·99 | 2·94 _Gossypium arboreum_ | 2·50 | 2·50 | 2·00–3·78 | 2·99 | | | | _Bombax heptaphyllum_ | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1·9–2·9 | .. | | | | B. _Bast fibres._ Filaments or fibre | | | | bundles, made up of individual | | | | fibre-cells aggregated together. | | | | | | | | _Flax._ Linum usitatissimum | 20·140 | 2·0–4·0 | 1·2–2·5 | 1·6 | | | | _Hemp._ Cannabis sativa | 100–300 | .. | 1·5–2·8 | 1·8 | | | | _China Grass._ Boehmeria nivea | .. | 22·0 | 4·0–8·0 | 5·0 | | | | _Ramie._ Boehmeria tenacissima | .. | 8·0 | 1·6 | .. | | | | _Jute._ | | | | Corchorus capsularis | 150–300 | ·8 | 1·0–2·0 | 1·6 Corchorus olitorius | 150–300 | ·8 | 1·6–3·2 | 2·0 | | | | _Paper mulberry._ Broussonetia | | | |