gathered, furnishes the slender filaments which are spun and woven into the richest and most beautiful of all wearing apparel.

FLAX-LINEN.

Flax is obtained from the stalks of the flax-plant: it is supposed to have been originally brought from Egypt, where linens have been woven from its fibres from the most remote period to the present time. It is largely cultivated in many countries of Europe. It grows to two or three feet in height, and bears a blue flower. The fibres of the stalk are separated and cleaned by many processes, and then spun into yarn, and woven into linen fabrics.

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