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the central and southern parts of the cotton-belt. It is a big- 

 boll cotton with very large leaves. It is characterized by the 

 green color of most of its seed. 



The bolls are large and do not readily drop the seed cotton. 

 The seeds are large and the percentage of lint is low. The yield 

 of lint per acre is usually satisfactory, but not exceptional. This 

 variety is late and therefore, in the presence of the boll-weevil, 

 likely to decline in popularity. 



Truitt. This is a typical big-boll variety with many of the 

 plants assuming the semicluster form. The seeds are large and 

 usually covered with grayish fuzz. Truitt is widely grown. 



Triumph. This variety was developed in the southern part 

 of Texas from a cotton of the storm-proof group. Its special 

 claim to prominence is its earliness combined with the large size 

 of boll. This variety is very popular in Texas in the presence of 

 the boll-weevil and has given general satisfaction to farmers east 

 of the Mississippi River, where, however, its percentage of lint 

 seems to be lower than nearer its place of origin. This variety 

 combines a number of good qualities, namely relative earliness, 

 large size of boll, and at least fair productiveness. 



Cleveland. This is a big-boll variety, though scarcely typical 

 of that group, nor are the plants entirely uniform. Its special 

 points of merit are the very high rank in yield of lint per acre 

 which it has taken in most of the Experiment Stations where it 

 has been tested, and its earliness, which is greater than that of 

 most big-boll varieties. Its worst fault is the tendency of the 

 seed cotton to fall from the bur. It appears to be promising for 

 boll-weevil conditions. 



Cook Improved. The bolls of this variety are barely large 

 enough to place it in the big-boll class. The plants are somewhat 

 variable in form and appearance. The special merits of this 

 variety are its earliness, its high percentage of lint, and the 

 very high rank in yield of lint per acre which it has taken in most 

 tests at the Experiment Stations. Its greatest fault is its special 

 tendency to be injured by cotton boll-rot (anthracnose). A less 

 notable fault is its lack of storm-resistance. The seed are small 

 and rather thinly covered with a grayish fuzz. 



