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this plant he should have had the forethoiiglit to pick out 

 what is clearly the best type of plant. I was also pleased 

 to see at Akola that this type had been selected for 

 growth on the seed farms. In Chutia Nagpur, the ori- 

 ginal Indian home of this variety of cotton, Mr. Wood- 

 house, the Economic Botanist in Bengal, and myself after 

 examination of the mixed type in the field arrived at the 

 conclusion that this was the type to work on and it was 

 particularly interesting to see at Nagpur and Akola the 

 facility with which this type perpetuates its character of 

 growth. I consider that valuable work is being done in the 

 improvement of cotton in these provinces by the rapid 

 introduction of Buri. Tliere is of course the danger of its 

 failure in a season of drought, but in India success can 

 only be attained by incurring a certain amount of risk. 



I think that Mr. Evans, the Second Deputy Director of 

 Agriculture, should carefully test the possibilities of this 

 cotton within his charge. From favourable indications 

 afforded by other indigenous varieties already there, I 

 think, his trials will yield him good results. There is, 

 however, at present great variation in the period at which 

 plants ripen their bolls, some plants have completed the 

 process before others have even started, but as all the cotton 

 ripens well within the cold season, this circumstance is 

 perhaps not one of practical importance. 



Within the jari area, the variety Malvensis shows most 

 promise. Bani grown at Akola being out of its natural 

 element was actually priced lower than Malvensis at 

 Jalgaon. This point is of considerable importance in its 

 way as it goes to prove that Bani is the finest cotton in the 

 Central Provinces and Berar only when grown in localities 

 which have been found to be absolutely suitable to it, and 

 care should be taken not to introduce it into tracts where 

 the variety Malvensis of Jari is indicated as the safer 

 plant to grow. Owing to its requirement for a heavier 



