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crop of which some of the members withstand a wet season, 

 and the third is doubtfully resistant to adverse conditions. 



Burma. 



The varieties of cotton grown in Burma are the follow- 

 ing :— . 



(1) Wagale (Gossypium neglectum v. Burmanicum) 

 with yellow flowers. 



(2) Wapyu (Gossypium neglectum v. avense) with white 

 flowers, said to produce a longer boll and whiter lint. 



(3) Wani (Gossypium neglectum v. kokatia), yellow- 

 flowered, but the cotton is khaki which is chiefly used in the 

 making of jackets. 



Scattered plants of this type may be found in the local early 

 cotton crop and the pickings contain a slight admixture of 

 this drab cotton, which is usually partially sorted out 

 before the stuff is ginned. 



The naked eye is unable to detect any difference in the 

 shape and size of the plant of these three forms until the 

 (2) and (3) come to flower and to pickings. 



(4) Wagyi (G. obtusifolium v. Nanking). This is 

 grown in Prome and Thayetmyo districts and occupies the 

 ground for full nine months. The quality of cotton is 

 superior to the local early type wagale. 



(5) Pasi cotton (local Kachin name) (Gossypium neglec- 

 tum v. cernuum), yellow-flowered. This is similar to the 

 small boiled form found in Khasi and Jaintia hills of 

 Assam, and as it is grown in the same way, in all probability 

 the seed must have been brought from these hills. This is 

 sparingly grown by the Kachins in hills of the Namyin 

 Valley of the Myitkyina District. A thin jungle is cleared 

 and seeds broadcasted along with paddy and vegetable 

 seeds. All these crops come to maturity in succession, 

 cotton being last so that the pickings are not interfered 

 with. The land is abandoned after taking the first year's 

 produce. 



