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present. In another place (p. 153) it will be seen I have pointed out 

 that the special race of G. obtusifolium, characteristic of Africa, 

 possesses certain peculiarities that bring to mind G. Kirkii, so that it 

 would appear probable that, though never cutlivated, the present 

 plant may have still exercised a powerful influence on the cultivated 

 cottons of the African Continent. 



