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two lower sep;ments containing little interjected lobes ; stipule near 

 peduncle semiovate. dentate, the other linear-lanceolate, somewhat 

 curved like a scythe, both acute and covered with downy hairs 

 bracts rotundate covered with long weak hairs through- 

 out its entire length, ovate, cordate, deeply dentate from apex to 

 middle, in the lower portions much less dentate, half united ; flow- 

 ers bell shaped and corolla is about equal in length to the bracts. 

 Short bract-like petals of corolla in the act of flowing approximate- 

 ly convolute in the tube, obovate, base coalescing to each other al- 

 most contracted into a claw, apex rotundate, dirty white, and pur- 

 ple spotted from the base nearly to the middle ; calyx base con- 

 tracted unequally dentate ; naked anther column pubescent beneath, 

 the remaining portion of style tube anther-bearing ; boll very small 

 ovate-acuminate, reddish, three celled, cells 5-6 seeded; seeds 

 clothed with thick fibre, in some instances ash gray, very short and 

 strongly adherent, while in other cases the fibre is short and rather 

 reddish. 



Ghoghari — Indrepur-Mirzapore — Surat Kupas — Rogi. 



6. Gossypium hirsutum var album, Tod. Stem erect, branches 

 spreading, slightly ascending, pyramidal, hairy ; leaves ovate rotnn- 

 date cordate, 3-5 lobed, those found at end of bi'anches are at 

 times acute and entire, lobes truncate-semiovate, subtriangular, 

 acute or acuminate, the middle lobes larger and longer, at fold acute 

 plicate; stipules ovate lanceolate, unequalateral, sharp rigid pointed, 

 the other portior. lanceolate acuminate; bracts large ovate, acumi- 

 nate, in the upper portion deeply cut into many narrow lobes, in 

 the lower part simply dentate, the clefts are elongate linear pro- 

 duced at the apex into an attenuated point; corolla large, longer 

 than bi-acts, during flowering period considerably expanded, petals 

 pale sulphur color, afterwards rolling up and tui-ning red ; style 

 long, exserted ; boll large, walnut shaped, generally four celled, 

 apex rotundate terminating abruptly into a short point; seeds ovate 

 covered with short white fibre firmly adherent. 



Indrepur — Herbucco — Surat Kupas — Mirzapore. 



7. Gossypium Brazililience Macf. Stem strongly, shrubby, erect, 

 branched ; leaves very deeply cordate, 5-7 lobes, widely radiate, 

 spread out below the base nearly the length of the petiole ; bracts 

 ovate-rotundate, longer than the convoluted corolla, deeply cut into 

 narrow lobes ; boll ovate, acuminate, shorter than bracts, cells 7-9 

 seeded, seeds closely adherent, wrapped up in long fibre. 



Guchard — Ci*eulo. 



