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  • In the woollen-weaving and silk-producing districts of England, cotton became a dirty word.

    'The Industrial Revolutionaries' 2009

  • Feed the worm, Mr Squirrel, and exploit his amazing silk-producing potential!

    Don't Spam Editors (part 3!) Editorial Anonymous 2008

  • For many years a silk-producing town, Yongbyon has long been home to a large synthetic-textile (mainly rayon) industry as well, leading a few observers in the U.S. intelligence community to think -- erroneously -- that an alleged nuclear-reprocessing facility observed by satellite might be just a textile mill.

    Time to End the Korean War 1997

  • February 25 and March 4, 1881, it will be seen that the bad weather prevented the successful rearing in the open air of most species of silk-producing larvæ.

    Scientific American Supplement, No. 344, August 5, 1882 Various

  • Larvæ of all the silk-producing bombyces were preserved in their different stages, and can be seen in the Bethnal-green Museum.

    Scientific American Supplement, No. 344, August 5, 1882 Various

  • The success obtained was such that Mr. Serrell has been enabled to interest many of the principal silk producers of the Continent in his work, and a revolution in silk reeling is being gradually brought about, for, strangely enough, he found that the work which he had undertaken solely for America was of equal importance for all silk-producing countries.

    Scientific American Supplement, No. 620, November 19,1887 Various

  • These eggs I gave to a florist who has been very successful in the rearing of silk-producing and other larvæ; telling him to rear the Cynthia on lilacs grown in pots and placed in a hot-house, which was done.

    Scientific American Supplement, No. 344, August 5, 1882 Various

  • From what has been said respecting the rearing of exotic silk-producing bombyces, especially tropical species, it must have been observed that several difficulties, standing in the way of success, have to be overcome.

    Scientific American Supplement, No. 344, August 5, 1882 Various

  • The above-mentioned American species, like most other silk-producing bombyces, were bred in the open air; but besides these, I reared three other species of American bombyces in the house, under glass, and with the greatest success.

    Scientific American Supplement, No. 344, August 5, 1882 Various

  • -- Three North American silk-producing bombyces, very closely allied, have been mentioned in my previous reports; they are;

    Scientific American Supplement, No. 344, August 5, 1882 Various

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