V 



THE MALLOW AND COTTON FAMILY 



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to the 

 cloth. 



by iTic diinery into very hard bales. The bales are sent 

 mills, where the cotton is spun into thread and woven into 



4, The cotton 

 plant is also 

 useful in vari- 

 ous other res- 

 p e c t s. The 

 stems of the 

 plant yield a 

 good fibre. The 

 seeds (fig. 11,6 

 and 7) are in 

 many parts of 

 Jindia thrown 

 i/away ^s a use- 

 less article. 

 But they can 



jj,^idLe;^ to 

 cattle, especi- 

 ally to milch 

 c u N>'.s .J^s:A n- 

 crease the How 

 of their milk, 

 for cotton 

 seeds contain 

 an oil which is 

 nourishing. 



Other 



MnllnwQ -^^S"" 12- — ^'5)>(/>aa' malaharicum, 



stripped of its leaves in the dry season. 



Many Indian 

 plants belong to this family, as the "Ladies' Fingers" (Hihiscus 

 esculentus), the Shoef lower {Hib. rosa sinensis; Kan. Dasala; 

 Mai. Cemparutti; Tarn. Sembarttai; San. Japa; fig. 10), — the 

 Portia Tree {Thespcsia poimlnea; Kan. Huvarasi mara; Mai. 

 Pilparutti; Tarn. Puvarasu; iSa?^. Kundah), the Red Silk Cotton 

 Tree {Bonibax malabaricum; Kan. Kempu buraga ; Mai. Mullilavii ; 



