Fig. 7. Cross-section of plant

‘A thin cross-section from the stem of [a hemp plant] exhibits the characteristics in Fig. 7, in which A is the cuticle of outer bark, B is the woody part, and C the pith. The fibrous layer is between the two dark circles D, and a few groups of fibres in this layer are indicaed by the letter E. Here, [...] a considerable amount of extraneous matter must be separated from the bast layer, and when separated, the latter appears in the form of long ribbons.’

In: Woodhouse, T., & Kilgour, P. (1919). Cordage and cordage hemp and fibres. London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd, p.13