COTTON 81 



The vine cotton of Cuba belongs to this species, 

 and is peculiar because of its large pods and ex- 

 cessive number of seeds. The Long Staple Upland 

 Cotton grown in America belongs to this species. 



UPLAND COTTON (Gossypium Hirsutum) 



The hairy nature of every part of the plant gives 

 this species its name. 



It is not greatly different from the Sea Island 

 group of cotton ; in fact it is claimed by some to be 

 an offspring of the Sea Island. Generally thought 

 to have originated in Mexico, it has now been car- 

 ried to all parts of the world. In a sense it is a 

 Short Staple Upland Cotton, and to this species 

 belong nearly all the American types. 



TREE COTTON (Gossypium Arboretum) 



Its tall-growing and tree-like proportions sug- 

 gested the name for this India-bred species. In 

 height it is often as much as twenty feet. The 

 fiber is short and fine, and clings very tenaciously 

 to the seeds. 



No varieties of this kind are grown on this con- 

 tinent for commercial purposes, and not even in 

 India, where it is principally cultivated, is it a very 

 valuable type of cotton. There it is said to be 

 perennial, lasting five or six years or more, and is 

 never used as a field crop. 



INDIAN OR BUSH COTTON (Gossypium Neglectum) 



This species is also indigenous to India where it 

 is extensively grown as a field crop. The boll is 



