The Zostera marina, or grass-wrack, Mr. Harben's proposed substitute for cotton, 1862. Creator: Unknown
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The Zostera marina, or grass-wrack, Mr. Harben's proposed substitute for cotton, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Zostera marina, or grass-wrack, Mr. Harben's proposed substitute for cotton, 1862. The Civil War in America affected cotton imports needed to sustain the British textile industry. The crop [Zostera marina, a type of seagrass] is not one that can be sown and reaped like cotton; we are dependent entirely on what the sea throws up, and must employ it in the state presented. Thus, though seaweed is a very cheap raw material, zostera may become an expensive one'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862
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