91 REPORT OF THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE 



REPORT OF THE IMPERIAL COTTON 



SPECIALIST. 



G. A. Gammie. 



I. Charge and Tours. 



I held charge of the appointment throughout the year. 



Tours. In October, I visited the United Provinces and 

 toured with the Deputy Directors of Agriculture and 

 Economic Botanist. 



In November, I visited the Central Provinces and 

 travelled with the Deputy Director of Agriculture and 

 Economic Botanist. 



In December, the special trials of Egyptian and other 

 cottons were investigated at Gokak in the Southern 

 Mahratta Country. 



In January and February, I was in Gujerat with the 

 Deputy Director of Agriculture working out the character- 

 istics of certain local cottons. 



In March, I was in the Southern Mahratta Country 

 working out some details with the Deputy Director of 

 Agriculture. 



II. Cotton in the Provinces. 

 United Provinces. Cawnpore. Mr. Leake's No. 7 is 

 Gossypium indicum, var. Mollisoni, according to me. This 

 is highly reported on by the trade and it certainly looks 

 very promising. Here the glabrous form of Upland Geor- 

 gian cotton is known as Dharwar- American and the hairy 



leaved one as Cawnpore- American. 



Conformably with our experience the latter is the more 

 suitable to grow, as it is hardier than the smooth-leaved 

 form, which is also peculiarly subject to insect attacks. 



In Dr. Parr's Circle, the Cawnpore-American is sur- 

 passed by Bhuri, an acclimatized Upland from Chutia 



