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1 Milkweed Fibre
A seed-hair fibre obtained from the common milkweed or silk-weed plant Asclepias Incarnata, which grows extensively in America. The surface fibre from the seedpods is used for upholstery stuffing. It has been used in France for the manufacture of" Silver cloth." It is weak and brittle and inferior to kapok which it resembles This fibre is also known as Asclepias cotton.
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