Linen Most Useful: Perspectives on Structure, Chemistry, and Enzymes for Retting Flax

<table>Free-hand cross-section of flax stem observed by polarized light microscopy showing the outermost cuticle/epidermal layer, birefringent fibers in bundles, and innermost core tissues. </table>

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Figure 1: Linen Most Useful: Perspectives on Structure, Chemistry, and Enzymes for Retting Flax 