Herlong, Huimicutt, Jones' improved, Jones' long staple, 

 Keith, T. J. King, Okra leaf, Peeler, Peerless, Peterkin, 

 Petit Gulf, Barneses, Bust proof, Storm proof, Southern 

 Hope, Truitt, Welborn's Pet, Wonderful, Zellner. 



The following species, included in the table of results, 

 were also planted the past season to acclimate them for 

 future experiments : 



Two Egyptian types, ''Mit-Affi,'' and " Bamiehf' Nankin; 

 Sea Island. The name, " Mit-Afifi," is derived from a village 

 in Egypt, near which place a Greek merchant first discov- 

 ered this variety of cotton. The form closely resembles the 

 Sea Island in many particulars, although it is distinct 

 enough to be determined a separate species. This cotton is 

 very highly thought of by the Egyptian planters and is ex- 

 tensively cultivated by them. The staple has a light brown 

 tinge and is long and moderately strong. The seed are 

 black, and, with the exception of a bluish tuft at the ex- 

 tremity, they are smooth. The plants grew on the college 

 farm at Auburn, Alabama, to the height of twelve feet. The 

 leaves are large, three to five lobed and dark green in 

 color. The stem is more or less branched with three or 

 four bolls at each joint of the branch. The bolls are small, 

 slender and pointed, and divided into three cells or carpels. 

 The flowers are bright yellow with a red spot at the base of 

 each of the five petals. This plant seems to be a variety of 

 Gossypium Braziliense. The "Bamieh" is about as. valua- 

 ble as the Afifi in the development and strength of the fiber. 

 The plant is tall, reaching a height of ten feet. The leaves 

 are dark green with red veins, very large and five lobed. 

 The bolls grow on slender stalks, six inches in length, at- 

 tached to the main stem. There are no limbs. The divi- 

 sions of the bolls are three, and, in some cases, four in 

 number. The involucre is very prominent, almost covering 

 the boll. The flowers are bright yellow with a red spot at 

 the base of each of the five petals. Cotton caterpillars re- 

 fuse to attack these plants, although all the ordinary plants 

 around them were stripped of their leaves. 



