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COTONEASTEK 



ly C. muUiflora and 

 "US with abundant 



rative red frs., C. 



rnlgaris are quite 

 I'l. C. rotitiidi folia, 

 ;ii I'l t ;i-^ far north 





attiUKs 



August under glass; increased also by 

 layers, put down in fall, or by grafting on C. fultiaris, 

 hawthorn, mountain ash or quince. Monogr. by H. 

 Zabel, Mitteil. Deutsch. Dendrol. Gesellsch., 1897:11-32; 



Foliage deciduous 



-persi. 



ent: lis. 



tUy 



■CtJH 



B. Fls. with erect petals, usually in feiv-fld. cymes. 

 c. Lvs. whitish tomentose beneath, deciduous. 



vulgaris, Lindl. ( C. integirrima,Me<i. ) . Shrub, to 4 ft. : 

 lvs. ovate or oval, acute or obtuse and raucronulate, gla- 

 brous and dark green above, whitish and at length 

 greenish tomentose beneath, %-2 in. long: cymes nod- 

 ding, 2-lfld. : fls. pale pinki.sh; calyx glabrous outside: 

 fr. globular, bright red. May, June. Europe, W. Asia, 

 Siberia. 



tomentdsa, Lindl. Shrub, to 6 ft. : lvs. broadly oval, 

 obtuse, dull green above and pubescent when young, 

 whitish tomentose beneath, 1-2^2 in. long: fls. 3-12, 

 white; calyx tomentose outside: fr. bright brick-red. 

 June. Eu., W. Asia.— Sometimes cult, as C. speciosa, 

 Hort. 



cc. Lvs. green beneath, with oppressed hairs, semi- 

 persistent ornearly so: calyx appressed-hairy 

 outside. 



acuminata, Lindl. Erect shrub, to 6 ft. : lvs. oblong to 

 ovate-oblong, acute, appressed-hairy on both sides, dull 

 above, l^-H in. long: cymes 2-5-fld., nodding: fls. white 

 or slightly pinkish : fr. deep red, oblong. June. Hima- 

 layas.' L.B.C. 10:919 (as Meapilus). R.H. 1889:348, 

 Fig. 5 (as C. yepalensis}. 



Simonsi, Bak. Shrub, with spreading branches, to 4 ft.: 

 lvs. roundish oval, acute, glabrous above, K-1 in. long, 

 semipersistent: cymes •_'-.-■ ttd. : Hs. white, slightly pink- 

 ish: fr. briglit red. June. July. Himalayas. — One of the 

 best red-fruiting species, often under the name C. Si- 



horizont^lis, I>.nc. Low shrub; branches almost hori- 

 zontal anil .Irii^cly distichously branched: lvs. round- 

 oval, acute at both ends, glabrous above, sparingly 

 setosely hairy beneath, ii-% in. long : fls. erect, 1-2, pink : 

 fr. oblong, bright red. June. China. R.H. 1889: 348, 

 Fig. 1.— One of the most effective fruiting shrubs for 

 rockeries. 



BB. Fls. with spreading petals, in erect, usually 



many-fid. cymes, white. 

 c. Zvs. obtuse or acute, %-!% in. long, deciduous. 



nummullria, Fisch. & Mey. Shrub, to 4 ft., with erect 

 or spreading branches, rarely prostrate: lvs. roundish 

 or broad ovate, whitish or grayish tomentose beneath, 

 glabrous above: cymes very short-peduncled, 3-12-fld.: 

 peduncle and calyx tomentose: fr. red. May, June. From 

 N.Africa and W. Asia to Himalayas and Turkestan.— 

 Var. racemifldra, Wenz. (('. Fontanisi, Spach). Lvs. 

 acute at both ends: cymes 5-12-fld. R.H. 1867: 31. Very 

 decorative and hardy. Var. orbicularis, Wenz. Low 

 and divaricate: lvs. roundish or obovate, K-^ in. long: 

 cymes 3-6-fld. 



multiildra, Bunge ( O. refU.ta , Carr. ) . Shrub, to 6 f t. , 

 with usually slender, arching branches: lvs. broad ovate, 

 usually acute, slightly tomentose beneatli. soon li. .-.iniing 

 glabrous: cymes very numerous, O-.'n il.l. : calyx :in.l 

 peduncles glabrous: fr. red. May. S|..iin. W. A-ii t" 



Himalayas and China. R.H. 1892, p. :ij7.- Vcy .|c a 



tive in bloom, and hardy, but less free fruuiug. 



COTTON 



cc. Lvs. acute, 2-5 in. long, semipersistent. 



Irigida, Wall. Large shrub, to 20 ft. : lvs. oblong, acute 

 at both ends, glabrous above, tomentose beneath when 

 young: cymes long-peduncled, very many-fld., pubes 

 cent: fr. scarlet. April, May. Himalayas. B.R. 1,5:1229. 

 L.B.C. 10: 1512. -One of the most beautiful in fl. and fr., 

 but not hardy north. 



AA. Foliage persistent, small,}4-%in.,revolute at the 

 margin : fls. IS, with spreading petals, white. 



microphylla. Wall. Low, prostrate shrub, densely 

 hniiiclH-a : lvs. cuneate oblong or obovate, acute, shining 

 ab(tvc. densely pubescent beneath: fls. usually solitary; 

 calvx pubescent: fr. bright red. Mt.-'mim , Himalayas. 

 B.K. 13:1114. L.B.C. 14:1374. KM 1 - -■ 1 - I ii,'. 3. 



buzifdlia, Wall. Lowshrub. sim i i tier: lvs. 



elliptic-ovate or broad oval, 

 pubescent above, tomentose 

 cymes 1-3-fld.: calyx pubesce 

 layus. R.H. 1889:348, Fig. 4. 



(].unitimia.\.mA\. Allied to C 



brighl 



-.inietimes 

 ,. ui. long: 

 red. Hima- 



glnl.i 



;;:™'^ 



COTTON belongs to the genus Gossypium (name used 

 by Pliny), of the Malv&eeif. The species are now much 

 confused, but it is generaly airn-cl tljiit the Sea Island 

 Cotton is of the specie- r:. I; ' " . I,inn. The up- 



Cotton boll. 



Totton is probably derived chiefly or wholly from 

 . c/.-ic. II III, Linn. The former is native in the West 



■^. The nativity of the latter is in dispute, but it 

 .ilial.ly Asian. The Cotton Bower is mallow-like, with 

 bieudiug involucre of 3 large heart-shaped bracts. 



