106 OBSKKVATIONsj ON ASIATIC COTTONS. 



31—34. Received from H. B. M.'a Consul-General, Khorasan. 



31. Cotton from Mealied. 



The crop eongisted chictly of Type 5 with a few plants of Type 6. Tliis sample 

 Un* proved the most resistant of all to the effects of excessive rainfall. 



32. Cotton from Meshed. 



The crop wa.s a mixture of a larger proportion of the hirsulum type with fn/./.y 

 spod-), a few fiizzles-s seeded forms and a few /lerba'-euin forms helongiug to Type C 



33. Cotton from Henit. 



The crop was a mixture of Types 1 and 3 of which the latter preponderated. 



34. Cotton from Herat. 



This was found to be pure Type 3. 



35 — 38. Received from H. B. M.'s Consul for Seistaii anil Kain. 



Concerninfj tlie cottons Nos. 3.")— 37 IT. H. M.'s Vice-Consul, Birjand, writes as 

 follows : — 



"Clayey soil is preferable. The ground is prepared just as for wheat. In a 

 iliinate re.sembling that of Quetta the seeds are sown about the 10th April. " 



" For sandy soil, after sowing, the fields should be watered on the 32nd, 4Slh, 56lh 

 and every following 12th day. 



" When the plants are about 10 inches high the tops should be broken off. 



"Note: — Duroh is situated near the Perso-Afghan frontier, Latitude 30' 15', 

 Longitude 60' 30'." 



35. Cotton " grown in Duroh from .seed iinported from North-West Afghanistan 

 { Herat). " 



" 4lb8. cotton pods produce lib, cleaned cotton. " 



This appears to be a mixture of Types 2 ami 3, the latter preponderating. 



36. Cotton "grown in Duroh from seed impoited fiom Western Afghanistan." 

 " libs, cotton pods produce lib. clean cotton. " 



This sample was labelled Coar&e Kalakah. 



The crop contained Type 5 with a few plants of Type (i. 



37. Cotton "grown in Duroh from Persian seed." 

 " Slbs. cotton pods produce lib. cleaned cotton." 



This appears to be pure Type 1 but suffered somewhat from wet 



38. Cotton grown in Khusf. It is reported to be a very good cotton. 



As far as this could be identified, it consisted of Typo 0. The crop suffered severely 

 from excessive moisture during the rains. 



In re.spoiise to a wish expi'essed by some of those who have 

 been kind enough to supply the above samples of seed, a few 

 brief observations on the Persian Cottons are appended. In (Idiiig 

 so, it is fully recognised that the observations can only be of a 

 tentative nature. In the absence of any personal acquaintance 

 with the country under consideration it is in)possible to speak 

 with any large amount of authority. Though it has been 

 po.ssible, b}' the gi-owth tA' these samples, to gather a certain 

 amount of information about the types grOwfi, their behaviour 



