G. A. GAMMIE. 19 
The extra-Indian distribution of G. neglectum, Tod., is 
— unknown. 
8. Gossypium cerNuuM, Tod. Osser sur Cotoni, p. 31. General 
characters as in G. neglectum. Leaves usually with very narrow 
radiating lobes. Bracteoles ovate acute, quite entire towards 
apex or with 3 to 6 acuminate teeth; dimensions in flower 1 to 2 
inches long, 3 to 14 inch broad. Corolla about # inch longer 
than the bracteoles, white or pale yellow, with a dark eye, dying 
pink. Bracteoles in fruit up to 24 inches long, slightly shorter 
or longer than the bolls which are ovate pointed, 3—4 celled, very 
distinctly black dotted. It is represented by a series of forms in 
Assam, by an introduced variety in Sind and by another variety, 
perhaps also introduced, in the United Provinces. The Director 
of Agriculture, Assam, states that the /z/ is grown in the Garo 
Hills and probably also on the northern slopes of the Khasia 
Hills. Its pods are very large, being sometimes as much as eight 
inches in length. The quality of the lint is harsh and only fit 
for mixing with wool. Bor Kapah and Soru Kapah are grown in 
the Mikir Hills and in the adjacent plains country in Nowgong 
and Golaghat by the hill tribes (mostly Mikirs). They are 
also grown to a very small extent in some plain’s mauzas of 
Kamrup. 
G. cernuum, Zod. var. nov. silhetensis. Differs from the 
type only in having drab-coloured cotton. It is represented by 
four examples from Assam, one introduced into Sind and one 
Chinese. The last may be one of the forms known as G. Nan- 
king, Meyen. 
The extra-Indian distribution of G. cernuum, Tod., is doubt- 
ful, but it is probably endemic in North-Kastern India and 
China. 
9. Gossypium uirsutum, Mill. n. 4 (1759)=G. jamaicense, 
Macf. Fl. of Jamaca, p. 72= 7? G. punctatum, Thon. and Sch. 
Guin Pl. p. 2, p. 84. Upland Georgian cotton, Royle, Cotton 
Cultivation, tab. 3, fig. 4. Upland Georgian cotton; Short 
Staple cotton; Bourbon cotton; Louisiana cotton (Parlatore). 
From 2 to 4 feet high. Lower branches erect, upper spreading 
