Id2 OBSEKVATIOXS OX ASIATIC CmTONS. 



(/<) One or more apical buds of the sympodium developing into a luonopodiuiii, 

 giving to the branch an appearance of dicliotoniy. 

 Accessory bud dormant— 



(1) ... ... ... ... ... ... Type 5 



Accessory bud forming a monopodium — 



(2) Branches erect or spreading ... ... ... ... Type 6 



(3) Plant scandent ... ... ... ... ... Type 7 



(4) With characters of (2) but with large red eglandular fruit ... Typn 8 



It appeared po.ssible at first to distinguisli two types of 

 clicliotonious branching according to whether this takes place at 

 the first or second node of the secondary branch. Though, 

 however, there appears to be a definite tendency in many cases 

 for this development to take place at the same relative node in 

 any particular plant, and in their extreme development the two 

 characters are quite distinct ; intermediate forms, in which no 

 such definitene.ss is apparent, are not uncommon. The division 

 cannot, therefore, be made without further investigation of the 

 point. 



In the above table reference to the series of cottons with 

 l<hHki lint has been omitted. The whole of this .series sutJered 

 severely from the excessive humidity of the rain.s, and in several 

 cases it has been impossible to identify the type to which they 

 belong. It cannot be said, therefore, with any certainty whether 

 each, or only a few, of the above types is represented by a rare 

 with khaki lint. 



The second group of Persian cottons are, as has been noted 

 above, related to the American hirsutnm forms. The main 

 character in which they appear to difli'er is in the fuzz which may 

 be present or absent and, in the former case, white or green. 

 There appear to occur considerable fluctuations in the length of 

 lint. 



THK COTTONS OK WE.STKRN PERSIA 



1. Receiveil from H. B. M.'h Consul, Kfrinansluih. 



As far as information is available, this is the only kind grown in this district. 

 The crop consisted of a mixture of Types 5, 6 and 8, of which type; ."> preponderated, 

 n this ganiple only were a few specimens of Type 8 found. 



