84 KNAPP METHOD OF GROWING COTTON 



maturing these varieties are usually neither 

 very early nor extremely late. 



The varieties included in this group are 

 conveniently divided into two sub-groups ac- 

 cording to the presence or absence of naked, 

 smooth seed. The following Rio Grande vari- 

 eties have a considerable proportion of naked 

 seed: Ansom Cream, Bates, Braddy, Brannon, 

 Cameron, Carolina Queen, Champion, Combi- 

 nation, Crossland, Dixie Wilt-Resistant, Moss, 

 Parker, Peterkin, Pinkerton, Ptomey, Shine 

 Black Seed, Sistrunk, Texas Oak, Texas Wood, 

 Victor, and Wise. 



Rio Grande varieties having practically no 

 naked seed, but having many seeds so scantily 

 clothed with fuzz that the dark seed coat 

 shows through, giving a brown color, are the 

 following: 



Berryhill, Borden, Bearing, (probably) 

 Eureka Favorite, (probably) Gregg, Layton, 

 Park's Own, Speight, and (probably) Toole. 



Group IV: King-Like Varieties, or King 

 Type. The varieties of this group are the 

 earliest of American cottons. The plants are 

 usually small but may be of medium size. 

 The limbs are numerous and the fruit limbs 



