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characteristics. The leaves are often linear oblong entire, or they 

 are deeply 3-lobed, the lobes tapering lyrate-like into the sinus, the 



Becessive auricles of the base are thrown almost peltately across the top of the 



tation 68 petiole. In all these cottons also the seeds are large, coarse, and 

 have a pronounced fuzz and scanty supply of harsh wool. These, it 

 will be observed, are the chief characteristics of the split-leaf supposed 

 sport, which I accordingly regard as an interesting case of what is 

 usually called 'reversion' to a prepotent ancestor, G. Schottii or 

 some of the other cottons of the series to which that belongs. It is a 

 recessive manifestation which without the aid of further hybridisation 

 might be expected to be fixed (see p. 207). 



Layton's V. PETERKIN SERIES. (12) ' Layton's Improved,' from E. D. 



Improved. Layton, of St. Matthews, S.C. This is a plant with broad 5-7-lobed 

 leaves, almost glabrous, and the flowers not much larger than the 

 bracteoles, turning purple with age, bractlets not present ; seeds large, 

 linear oblong, densely coated with a white woolly fuzz and fair 

 quality of floss. A hybrid close to G. mexicanum. 



Toale. VI. PROLIFIC MEDIUM BOLL SERIES. (13) ' Toale,' from P. P. 



Toale, Aiken & Co., S.C. This plant might be spoken of as strongly 

 of the type of Mexican cotton, having very broad fairly deeply 

 3-5-lobed smooth glabrescent leaves with small pale-coloured flowers 

 only slightly tinged with purple hybrid of G. mexicanum. 



Shine. (14) ' Shine,' from J. A. Shine, Faison, N.C. A plant with the 



general appearance of some of the Mexican cottons. Leaves medium- 

 sized 3-5-lobed, lobes ogee-shaped acuminate, almost glabrous ; 

 flowers small, turning purple-pink ; bractlets not present and glands 

 very obscure ; seed black, nearly naked, and floss fairly easily separable, 

 but woolly and scanty hybrid of G. mexicanum with a possible 

 strain of G. purpurascens. 



Lewis (15) ' Lewis Prize,' from W. B. F. Lewis, Lewiston, La. This 



somewhat interesting plant has very broad compact leaves 5-7-lobed, 

 the lobes short and often again irregularly toothed; bractlets not 

 present, and glands not very conspicuous ; seed fairly large, rounded 

 below, pointed above, clothed in grey-white fuzz and liberal coating 

 of woolly floss. It is a hybrid strongly G. mexicanum. 



Long VII. LONG STAPLE UPLAND SERIES. Of the plants placed in 



Uplands **" 8 position Mr. Dewey observes ' The Upland long staple cottons 

 yield good crops of a long staple in regions not suitable to the culture 

 of the Sea Island cotton. The lint is a few milimetres shorter than 

 Sea Island, ranging from 34 to 40 mm., while the Sea Island ranges 



