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and completeness as the cotton. 196. Machines exhi-bited, ib. No machinery relating to the flax manufac-ture in the Foreign Department, ib.
Flax, Society’ for Cultivation of (Ireland "), G9.
Flax and Hemp. —Gradual increase in the quantity of flaximported into Great Britain for many years. 96.—Great efforts made during the last few years to extendand improve the manufacture of flax in various partsof the world, ib. Flax cultivated in various parts’of theBritish Empire, chiefly’ in Ireland , ib. Marked im-provement which has taken place in the quality of theflax itself, ib. Chiefly to he traced to the efforts of theRoyal Society ’ for the Promotion and Improvement ofFlax in Ireland , ib. Considerable impetus given to thecultivation of flax by the introduction of the late K. B.Schenck’s new process of steeping; detail of this pro-cess. 96, 97. Remarks on the different samples andspecimens of flax and hemp from various countries;names of exhibitors, and exhibits for which awardshave been granted, 97-100. Valuable collection shownby the Royal Society for Improving and Promotingthe Growth of Flax in Ireland , 97. Useful and com-plete series of the principal commercial varieties of flaxand hemp met with in the English market, ib. Nume-rous specimens contributed by P. Claussen, illustratinghis patent process of making flax-cotton ; detail of theprocess, 97, 9$. Samples of various descriptions offlax and hemp exhibited in the British Department, 98.Good samples of hemp from India, ib. Samples of Ca-nadian flax, ib. Good specimen of flax from Van Die-men’s Land, ib. Few small samples of flax and hemp offair average quality from the United States , ib. Samplesof strong and well-prepared flax from Moravia, Aus-tria , 99. Excellent samples of flax and hemp fromBelgium, ib. Specimens of flax and hemp in the Egyp-tian collection of raw produce, ib. Very superior flaxand hemp contributed by French exhibitors, ib. Sam-ples of hemp and flax from the Zollvcrein States, ib.Specimens of both flax and hemp from Portugal , ib.Specimens from Rome, ib. Large and important seriesof samples of flax and hemp shown in the Russiancollection of raw produce; several of the specimenscapital, ib. Good samples of flax and hemp exhibited inthe Spanish Department, 99, 100. Samples of water-retted flax from Sweden , 100. Six samples of flax andtwo of hemp exhibited in the Turkish Collection, ib.
Flax and Hemp Manufactures (Class XIV.) — Tabularclassification of objects in the Exhibition into whichthis Class is divided, xv. List of Jurors appointed forthis Class, xxviii. List of exhibitors in this Class towhom Prize Medals have been awarded, lxxvii. Thelike of those in whose favour money awards have beengranted, ib. And of those of whom Honourable Men-tion is made, lxxvii, lxxviii. Observations on the pro-gress and position of this important branch of manufac-ture, 369. Specimens of linen cloth from Egypt , ib.These arc much surpassed by the European manufac-ture, ib. Cloth made from China-grass,” ib. Thisarticle a species of flax, ib. Handkerchiefs and fineline made from the material, ib. Northern continentalnations of Europe long celebrated for the productionof flax and its manufactures, ib. Superiority of thoseof Flanders, Russia, and Germany , ib. Great Britainand Ireland not much noted for the manufacture oflinens until the invention of the spinning-jenny,” ib.Advantages now possessed by’ Great Britain in the pro-duction of many descriptions of mill-spun yarns andmanufactured goods, ib. Use of steam power becomingmore general on the Continent, ib. Ireland is producingboth lawns and handkerchiefs very extensively, ib.Scotland pre-eminent in low-priced goods of the quali-ties extensively used at home and abroad, ib. Weavingby power-loom coming into very general use in Scot-land , and also on the Continent, ib. Jacquard loomnow much used in making damasks, ib. England pro-duces large quantities of mill-spun yarn from flax, ib.Texture and durability of linens contributed by English 'exhibitors deservedly celebrated, ib. Division of this ;Class into two sections:—1st. Flaxen fibre: and 2nd.Woven fabrics, 369, 370. No specimens of prepared :flaxen fibre worthy of particular comment, 370. N'oimprovement in the management of flax for manufac-turing purposes, ib. Samples of Flemish flax merito-rious on account of extreme fineness, ib. Very fewspecimens of good flax from Ireland, ib. Flax rated on ■the hot and cold-water principles, ib. Specimens ofEnglish flax of sound quality, tough and good, ib. Ex-'s
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cedent assortment of prepared flax from Russia , 370.Remarks on the preparation of flax by M. Claussen’sprocess, ib. Specimens of China-grass in diilorentstages of preparation, dressing, and manufacture, ib.Observations on the yarns exhibited, it. Little com-petition in mill-spun yarns, ib. Ireland not adequatelyrepresented, ib. Specimens from Scotland of fair qua-lity, ib. Excellent display of yarns from Belgium andPrussia, ib. Samples of linen" lacing-threads of greatvariety and general merit, ib. Collection of cordage,&c., very limited, ib. Countries contributing wovenfabrics, ib. Samples of canvas, sailcloth, sacking, car-peting, &c., of great excellence, 370, 371. Geneinlexcellence of the woven fabrics, heavy and low-pricedlinens; huckabacks, crash, duck, ticks; low sheetings,brown and fancy.strip>ed linens, dowlas, Holland , Osna-burgs, &c., 371. Extensive and varied exhibition ofplain linen of all widths, bleached and unbleached, ofexcellent quality, ib. Observations on the general ex-cellence of the drills, damasks, and twilled linensexhibited, ib. Specimens of cambrics, lawns, andprinted linens for dresses, &c., ib. Management of flaxand its products involves a great amount of skill andlabour, ib. Satisfaction expressed at the excellenceof the textile fabrics contributed, ib. No CouncilMedals recommended in this Class, ib. Awards ofPrize Medals, Honourable Mentions, and Money Pre-miums, 371-373.
Flax and Hemp, Substitutes for.- I.arge number offibrous substances used as substitutes for flax and hemp,shown in the various collections of raw pmiduce, luu.
[ Nature of these substances, specimens and sampdes ex-hibited ; awards and names of exhibitors, 100-103.
’ Flaxman.—Influence of his works on English art; theirexecution hardly equal to the conception, 692.
Flechey, J. B.. 432, 454.
Fleecy Hosiery— Samples of, having special reference (omedical uses, 478.
Fleischmann, J., 679.
Fletcher, —, 303.
Fletcher, 1L, 682.
Fletcher, 1J. T., 372.
Fletcher, J., 62.
Fletcher, T., 221.
Fleury, J. F., 76.
Flinders Island —Good samples of the Xantl.orhcea re-sins from, 90.
; Flint Glass— Use made of the black flint in the manufac-ture of, probably gave rise to the name, 524. Greatantiquity of flint glass or crystal, 528. When first in-troduced into England, ib. Results of the patent grantedto Sir Robert Mansell in 1635; adoption of a metallicflux, ib. Works for its manufacture in France , ib.General allusion to the contributions in this sectionfrom Bohemia , &c., ib. See also Optical Glass.
■ Floating-Lights.— Revolving floating-lights. 208. Theselights are in use and work well, ib.
Flock-Paper.— See Paper-hangings.
, Flockonhaus and Co., 158.
Floge, G., 673.
Flood, J., 35.
Floor-Cloths.— List of awards of Prize Medals and Ho-nourable Mentions for floor-cloths, 475. Specimensexhibited, ib. IMnciples cn which designs lor fioer-cloths should be regulated, 729. Ecmaiks on theexamples contained in the Exhibition, 729.
Flooring, Inlaid.— See Inlaid Floors. Mosaic Pave ivnits.
Floreffe, Societe de (Belgium ), 45.
Florence Court (Ireland ). — Account of the FlorenceCourt tile and pjottery works, 582.
Flores Calderon and Co , 76, 77.
Florimond. — , 644.
Flour.— Observations relative to flours and the variouspreparations therein m, 54. Sampdes of flour the pro-duce of the United Kingdom , ib. Few samples exhi-bited, ib. Samples of flour from Canada , ib. Fromthe Cape of Good Hope , ib. From Australusia, 54. 55,From France, 55. From Russia, ib. From Austria , ib.From Bavaria, ib. From the Netherlands , ib. FromSpiain and Portugal, ib. From the United States , ib.
Flock-dressing Machines. — Specimens of machines fercleaning grain and separating the finer particles fromthe coarser after grinding, 202.
Flour Steam-Mill Company (Vienna ), 55.
Flower, A , cxx.
Flower-Pots.— Collection of flower-pots of very admirable
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