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rounded e'dges, and has smaller and more spherical bolls than the 

 American variety. 



Sea Island Cotton. Originally this variety of cotton was a 

 native of the West Indies, but now it is grown on islands and lands 

 near the coast of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. It is also 

 grown to some extent on the sandy soils of the interior portions 

 of these States. This plant grows three to eight feet high, has long 

 flexible branches, three-lobed leaves, and creamy yellow flowers 



Picking cotton. 







instead of white flowers. The seeds are free from fuzz and are 

 small, black, and smooth. It is a more costly crop to raise than the 

 upland cotton, but commands a higher market price because of 

 its greater length of lint and fine quality. 



Egyptian Cotton. This plant is grown on the irrigated lands 

 of Egypt. It has been developed from Sea Island cotton by culti- 

 vation and environment. It seems especially well adapted for the 

 manufacture of yarns and mercerized goods. 



Peruvian Cotton. As the name indicates, this plant is a native 



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