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ish, with little or no brownish or greenish 

 tinge. 



As to the time of maturity these varieties 

 must be classed as early, even though they 

 sometimes make a second growth of bolls in 

 the top of the plant which may fail to mature. 

 In earliness they are surpassed by the varieties 

 of the King type (Class IV). 



In percentage of lint they are variable, some 

 of them equalling in this respect the Rio 

 Grande group. 



Dickson, Jackson (also called Limbless or 

 African), U. S. Dept. Agr., No. 128, and Wei- 

 born, belong to this group. 



Group II: Semi-cluster Varieties, or Peer- 

 less Type. These varieties have in less 

 marked degree some of the qualities which 

 distinguish Class I, being erect and having 

 bolls borne singly very near together. Along 

 the main stem are short fruit limbs increas- 

 ing in length toward the bottom of the stem. 

 The two to five base or wood limbs are usually 

 of medium length. In size of bolls and size of 

 seed and percentage of lint there is considerable 

 diversity among these varieties. The seeds are 

 usually well covered with fuzz of many shades, 



