FLAX, FIBRE		Linum usitatissimum 'Regina'	Annual
								household
								industrial
			sow: late spring

-  specifically bred for linen production
   - fibres are longer, more uniform and stronger than ordinary flax
   - fibres are prepared from the raw flax straw in a series of steps called
     retting, breaking, scutching and hackling.

-  instructions included with each order (Richters, Canada)