The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 6
7. Typha latifolia.—
7. Typha latifolia.—
Samples of this plant, which is widely distributed over the northern hemisphere, have been sent to this country from different quarters. The yield of fibre is very low, only 28 per cent.; "it is also very difficult to bleach,. and loses most of its strength when subjected to that process."