THE DICOTYLEDONS 
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Fic. 426.—The Asiatic- or Levant Upland Cotton, Gossypium herbaceam—Branch. 
(Sayre.) 
follicles, or a capsule (Gossypium or Cotton). Seeds albuminous 
with oily and mucilaginous albumen. 
OrriciAL Druc Part Usep 
Althza Root (peeled) 
Gossypii Radicis Bark of root 
Cortex (recently) 
gathered) 
Gossypium 
Purificatum Hairs of seed 
BoTANICAL ORIGIN 
Althzea officinalis 
Cultivated varieties of: 
Gossypium 
herbaceum 
Gossypium 
Barbadense 
Gossypium 
hirsutum 
Cultivated varieties 
of Gossypium 
herbaceum 
HABITAT 
Europe and Asia 
Arabia, United 
States, East Indies 
West Indies, Fgypt, 
and India 
Arabia, East 
Indies, United 
States, and India 
