Close-up of a specimen of flax, showing strands of fiber entwined to form a rope (or string?), [s.d.].

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Title	Close-up of a specimen of flax, showing strands of fiber entwined to form a rope (or string?), [s.d.].
Description	Photograph of a close-up of a specimen of flax, showing strands of fiber entwined to form a rope (or string?), [s.d.]. On a neutral background.; "The Linums or Flaxes form a large group of biennial, annual and perennial herbs and sub-shrubs. They form thick, upright tufts up to 2 feet high. The bluish-green foliage is linear to lanceolate and 1 to 2 inches long. The flowers are 1 to 2 inches across and come in shades of red, violet-blue, white with carmine eye, or rose pink. Each flower lasts a short time, but there are so many and they replace each other continually, over a long period. L. alpinum, the Alpine Flax, is a native of Europe. It is a pretty dwarf variety, growing 6 to 9 inches high. It has many thin, wiry stems that are covered with heath like leaves. They produce many large, pale blue flowers in June and July; it is great for growing in the rock garden. L. arboreum, the Yellow Tree Flax, is a native of Crete and forms a low, woody sub-shrub, 12 to 18 inches high; it isn't hardy in the North. There are several other kinds mentioned below in the varieties section." -- unknown author.
Subject (file heading)	Industry -- Fiber
Subject (lcsh)	Agriculture Cotton Plant fiber industry
Geographic subject (country)	USA
Coverage era	[s.d.]
Photographer	Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Type	images
Format	glass plate negatives
Format (aacr2)	2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 26 x 21 cm.
Format (aat)	photographic prints photographs
Accession number	5474
Call number	CHS-5474
Microfiche number	1-106-5
Legacy record ID	chs-m17391; USC-1-1-1-12082
Part of collection	California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Part of subcollection	Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
Rights	California Historical Society
Access conditions	Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343.
Repository name	USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository address	Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Repository email	specol@usc.edu
Filename	CHS-5474
Archival file	chs_Volume99/CHS-5474.tiff

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