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but fruits, seeds and cotton different, producing 

 6 ounces each tree of fine white cotton. 



51. Gossypium (Lte'iof ,) amblosper mum Raf. 

 15 R. B. sem. levis fuse, venosa, angulo obtuso, 

 apex villoso, byssus laxo-^Antilles, 10 feet high, 

 producing only *2| ounces of cotton. 



52. Gossypium (Leiof ) trichospermum R, 

 17, 18 R. B. sem. levis fuse. ven. angulo acuto, 

 corona villosa et capiilaris, byssus elongato — of 

 South America, iN'evv Grenada, Peru &c, tree 

 12 to 20 feet high, the longest known staple 7 

 or 8 inches long, a var. has a shorter staple, 

 both difficult to spin. 



53. Gossypium, (Lanigerum) rupestre Raf. 



20 R. B. sem. subglobosa parva subvillosa, pilis 

 adpressis — found wild in Curazaoon rocks,cap- 

 sules and seeds very small, but cotton silky 

 snowy and strong. Leaves variable. 



54. Gossypium (Lani^.) divaricatum Raf. 



21 R. B. Ramis patulis, sem. oblonga villosa 

 coronata pilosa, angulo uncinate — Hayli, 7 feet 

 high branches divergent spreading, gives two 

 yearly crops. 



55. Gossypium (Lanig.) sarmentostim Raf. 



22 R. B. ramis procumbens sarmentosis, sem. 

 oblonga, villosa, corona pilosa, antice plana, 

 postice gibbosa — -very peculiar African sp. 

 branches drooping or prostrate 5 feet long. 

 Leaves like the last says Rohr, cotton very 

 white. 



56. Gossypium (Lanig.) teleium Raf. 23 R« 

 B. sem. fulvo tomentosa, sulcata tuberculata, 

 macula glabra ad basi antice, byssus colorato 

 — native place unknown, very peculiar seeds 

 with several obtuse angles and furrows, cotton 

 fine of a yellowish brown. 



57. Gossypium (Lanig.) cinereum Raf 24 



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