122 STUDIES IN GUJARAT COTTONS 
3. There should be the maximum development of vegetutive branches on 
the plant ( monopodia and axillary vegetative shoots arising from the main 
stem. ) 
This is illustrated by the following figures, in which in 1919-20 we have 
measured the total growth of the vegetative branches in nodes, in three 
strains and compared them with yield. 
ee seal growth of | vila of haps 
in nodes Pep Bete 
lb, 
1A cylindrical boll type 30 4,318 756 
Cl type ae oc 3,863 693 
1027 ALF ye 40 3,595 51+ 
While these figures are not enough to prove absolutely the connection, 
yet they indicate the direction in which high yield is to be found in Gujarat. 
4. Flowering should not commence till November 15th and should be 
completed before the end of January. 
The reason for this is that before the middle of November fine weather 
cannot be relied upon, and if rain or cloudy weather occurs, there is a very 
large shedding of flower buds. Hence itis wise to have a plant, if this is 
possible, which does not produce many flowers before that time. The 
flowering must be completed before the end of January, because the whole 
harvest must bé made before the end of March as, owing to the very high 
temperature during March, April, and May in Gujarat, there is a very large 
shedding of the immature bolls which remain on the plants. The most 
favourable time for the flowers to form is from the middle of December to 
the middle of January. 
5. The bolls should be large and should open completely. The size of 
the bolls is a minor point but does lead to cheaper and easier picking. The 
complete opening of bolls makes picking so much easier that it is a matter 
of considerable importance. 
These characters are not met with to an ideal extent in any of the 
cottons now cultivated. The nearest to them at present is reached 
perhaps in the 1A long boll type above referred to, and in some respects 
in 1027 ALF of Broach deshi, which is particularly suited for the 
Navsari area, These are hence being now multiplied on a large seale, But 
