88 KNAPP METHOD OF GROWING COTTON 



mediate between any two of the other seven 

 groups. 



To this division are assigned, Breden, Boyd, 

 Edgeworth, Eureka, Excelsior, Gold Standard, 

 Hunnicutt (J. B.), Lewis, Meredith, Roby, 

 Rosser, (probably) Shine Early, Sprueill, (pos- 

 sibly) Toole, Tucker, and Webber-Russell. 



Group Fill: Long Staple Varieties, or Allen 

 Type. The length of staple is the distinguish- 

 ing characteristics. The lint usually measures 

 i| to i| inches in length. An almost invari- 

 able accompaniment to great length of staple 

 is a low proportion of lint. 



The plants grow to large size, have limbs of 

 great length, and usually present a straggling 

 appearance, though in some varieties only the 

 base limbs are long, the upper limbs bearing a 

 number of bolls close to the main stem, and 

 giving the upper portion of the plant the 

 appearance of great prolificacy. 



The bolls are not very large, but are long, 

 usually slender, tapering to a sharp point. 

 Most of these long staple varieties are late in 

 maturing a crop. 



The seeds are mostly of medium to large size, 

 usually densely covered with fuzz, from which 



