104 (iRsEUVATIoN-. (i\ AS|A|I( COTTONS. 



liii'ls toiiijik)- pliiiit widpii oiil ; 'owaicU tlio onil of Miziiii (Oriolni 34) water i- out 

 oir niid pliiikins; bi'giiis sniiio 10 lUva lati-i .' 



" Tlieri' is milv unc kind nf s.ed.'' 



"Diseases— Sliifteli jSJUt (") attacks the atem and witluis tlie plant ; (/<) attaiks 

 the Ixills." (I have not seen tliis ; it seeni.s to be a blij,'ht.) 



"Worm Riha ^j,, ( ! liollwuini) iHiially due to bad niaimip, espptially hoise 

 and ilonkev " 



Tlie 0101) »p]ieaied to be coniposed entirely of Type 7. 



COTTONS I'ROM CENTRAL PKRSIA. 



10. Ri-eived from H. B. M > Vioe-Consul, Reslit. 



Cotton kii'iwn as Velayti or b lal and grown in the Province of Mazanderan. 

 This cotton was uuicli dania^e.l by the rain. It ai>pi"ared, howevei, to consist 

 almost entirely of Type 2 



11. Received from H. R. M.'s Vie.-Consid, Reslit. 



Sample of cotton from Irak and supplieil niidei the name i^f ' Iraki.' 



This sample consisted of a liiitnlum form with fii/./.less seed. 



\i. Received from H. B. M s Consnltieneral, Isphahaii. 



Cotton from Kashan known as ' Malleh.' Of this lottoii it is n.iti'd ihiit '■ it is tin- 

 most e.xpeiisive and is very little grown, as this plant jirodiices far li's.. pods lliaii llic 

 other kinds, the texture of the cotton bi-ing finer and more silky I am told that no 

 amount of washing or bleaching will change the colour.' 



The entire series of plants ileveloped from this sample of seed showed the biainli- 

 in" characteristic of Type 4 as described above. The lint is khaki in colour. 



13. Received from H. B. M. s Consultieneial, Isphahan. 



Cotton from Ka«han known as 'Shikari.' (Jf this it was also noted that the culti- 

 vation is limited. 



This cotton is of Type 3 an^l pos.sesses a khaki lint. 



H. Received from H. B. M.'-' Consul-Geni'ial, Isj.lialian. 



Cotton from Kashan known as ' sifed.' 



This crop consisted of a large proportion of Typi 4 but contained also Type 1. 



15. Received from H. B. M.'s Consul-iieneral, Isphahan. 



Cotton from Murcliikhat. This and the subsequent cotton are leporled to be tlio 

 two best kinds grown in the Province. 



The crop proved to consist of Tyjie 5 with a few plants of Type 1. 



10. Rifceivod from H. B. M.'s Consul-General, Isph.ihan. 

 Cotton from Mnicliikli.it. 



The ].lant was the scandcnt fiuni, Type 7. 



17. Received from II. B. M.'s Coiisul-tieneral, Isphahan. 

 Cotton from Siiltanabad. 



The crop consisted of m'aily jiuii' Type 1 intermingled with which wore a few- 

 plants of Tyjies 3 and 5. 



IS. Received fiom H. B. M , s ( '.m.^ul, Sultanabad. 



(Jotton of the Snitanabad district. 



The crop consisted of I'ype L'. 



19—23. Received from II. 1!. M.'-i ViceConsul, Ye/il, tluoiigh the Consul G'eneral, 

 Uphabau. 



