Botany Wools

BOTANY WOOLS

(1) All fine Australian wools are better known in Great Britain as Botany wools, and the term is used extensively in the United States. The name is taken from the harbour called Botany Bay, which is located on the eastern coast of Australia, in the State of New South Wales. The district adjacent to this bay is noted for the production of fine wools (2) General term for all classes of fine wool. They are sorted according to counts they will spin, without any other names.