ABSTRACT
InanaccountoftheLinentradeitappearspropertolx-ginat thebeginning,andwiththatviewthecultureandpreparationof thevariousfibresemployeddemandthefirstplace.Inevery branchofmanufacture,therawmaterialisofprimaryimportance,asitisthefoundationofthecompletedfabric-the superstructureuponwhichthewholeprocessrests.Flaxholds thefirstrankinthetrade;indeedtoitsproductistheterm Linenaloneproperlyapplicable,andtoitaccordinglyisthe prioritygiven.
