determining the way in which a fibre behaves during the beating cycle Cotton is very difficult to fibrillate because of the highly parallel fibril orientation The tendency to longitudinal splitting manifests itself in the mildest form at the fibre ends, but as the severity of beating 64 Downloaded by [Monash University Library] at 17:43 04 May 2015 Fig. 6 Gossypium barbadense. x250. 20mm IS equivalent to 50um. 65 Downloaded by [Monash University Library] at 17:43 04 May 2015 THE NATURE AND DENTIFICATDN Of COlTON PAPER-MAKING FIBRES IN PAPER Fig. 7 Gossypwm hirsufum x250 20mm IS equivalent to 5Oum 66 Downloaded by [Monash University Library] at 17:43 04 May 2015 Fig. 8 Gossyp,urn herbaceurn. x250 20mm is equivalent to 50uJm 67 Downloaded by [Monash University Library] at 17:43 04 May 2015