while at Lanham, Md., it grew to a height of only 30 to 40 in., and produced 

 numerous buds. The Kekchi cotton plants in the experimental plats were charac- 

 terized mainly by the long basal branches. 



It was observed that the smooth Egyptian and Sea Island varieties were more 

 susceptible to weevil injuries than the hairy upland sorts, and that the boll weevils 

 prefer the smooth varieties while the keleps find the hairiness of the plants, such as 

 those of the upland varieties, and especially of the Kekchi cotton, to their advan- 

 tage. Kelep nests were found at the bases of only 41 per cent of United States 

 upland and Sea Island varieties as compared with 76 per cent of the plants of the 

 Kekchi cotton. The hairiness of the stalks assists the kelep in traveling over the 

 plant, while to the boll weevil it is a serious hindrance. 



Dimensions of floral buds and bracts of several varieties of cotton were compared 

 and it was found that in Parker, King, and Allen the bracts very seldom attain a 

 width of 30 mm., while in the Kekchi cotton the average width for all except the 

 smallest buds was above 30 mm. The larger bracts permit the involucre to be more 

 effectively closed, and thus constitute a distinct weevil-resisting adaptation. 



Proliferation of internal tissues of the buds seemed more frequent in the Kekchi 

 cotton than in any of our domestic varieties. Proliferation, or growth inside of the 

 bud of loose watery tissue, prevents the development of the larva?. It was found 

 that the proportion of weevil punctures rendered ineffective by proliferation ran 

 well above 50 per cent, and sometimes reached as high as 80 and 90 per cent. 

 Observations on Parker cotton bolls showed that proliferation was complete in 24 

 hours after the injury had been inflicted. 



"The weevil-resisting characters are much more highly developed in the variety 

 of cotton cultivated by the Kekchi Indians of eastern Guatemala than in any other 

 type yet known, and it produces also large bolls and lint of good length and qual- 

 ity, so that it may be of value in the United States. But even though the Kekchi 

 cotton in its present form should prove, for any reason, not to be adapted to cul- 

 tural conditions in the United States, it demonstrates at least the fact that the upland 

 type of cotton is capable of assuming other characters which will render it far better 

 adapted to cultivation in the presence of the boll weevil than the varieties hitherto 

 grown in the United States. ' ' 



Cotton growing- in Guilford County, J. H. Bluford (X. C. Agr. and Mech. Col. 

 Bui. 1, pp. 12, figs. 2). — Culture experiments with cotton were conducted on an 

 almost entirely clay subsoil from which the soil had been removed and on which 

 soiling crops had been grown for a few years with partial success for the purpose of 

 adding humus. 



Barnyard manure and commercial fertilizers were applied alone and in combina- 

 tion. The rows receiving barnyard manure and commercial fertilizers gave the 

 largest yield at first picking and the rows treated with barnyard manure alone gave 

 the largest percentage of the total yield at the second and third pickings. The largest 

 average total yield was obtained from the rows treated with barnyard manure alone. 



The culture of cotton in Argentina, C. D. Gieola (El cultivo del algodonero en 

 la Republica Argentina. Buenos Ayres: P. Gadola, 1904, pp. 99, figs. 14): — A general 

 treatise on cotton culture with historical notes on the industry in South America, 

 and particularly in Argentina; descriptions of the plant, its species, varieties, and 

 most important hybrids; discussions on the climatic requirements of the crop; a 

 classification of fibers; and statistics on production. The results of cultural tests with 

 cotton in Argentina are briefly reviewed. 



Report on the possibilities of cotton growing- in the East Africa Pro- 

 tectorate for 1904, A. Linton and E. Brand (London: Harrison ct Sons, 1905, 

 pp. 17). — A report presented to Parliament summarizing the work done in cotton 

 culture and briefly describing the different cotton districts, Meteorological records 

 for the region are tabulated and general directions for growing cotton are given. 



