THE KOKIO TREE OF HAWAII 
An almost extinct relative of the cultivated cotton, the seeds of which have been distributed 
to the Botanic Gardens of the world, in an attempt to save it from extinction. Whether 
it will cross with the cultivated cottons, and what the hybrid would be, are yet unknown. 
This tree stands on an old lava bed in the Island of Hawaii, and, through the action of the 
United States Secretary of Agriculture and the Governor of Hawaii, has been protected 
from destruction by cattle. (Fig. 6.) 
