M. Smith delt, J. N. Fitch lith. West, Newman imp. 



No. 44. GOSSYPIUM PURPURASCENS, POIR. 



1, Flowering shoot showing angled gland-dotted stems ; 2, bud with short teeth 

 and slightly united bracteoles ; 3, fruit oblong acuminate ; 4, seed rounded beak 

 enclosed in a tuft of rufous hairs. 



