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cotton ; of which the Sea Island, New Orleans and Upland 

 Georgia are varieties. It was long since introduced into the 

 island of Bourbon, and thence into India ; hence it acquired 

 the name of Bourbon cotton. 



4. Gossypium Pcruvianum, or accuminatum which yields 

 the Pernambuco, Peruvian, Maranham, and Brazilian cotton ; 

 especially distinguished by its black seeds, which adhere firmly 

 together. This variety has long since been introduced into 

 India. 



The chief varieties cultivated in the United States, are the 

 black seed or Sea Island, (G. arboremn,) known also by the 

 name of "long staple," from its fine, white, silky appearance 

 and long fibres; the green seed, (G. 7icrbaceum,} called the 

 " short staple," from its shorter white staple, with greun seeds, 

 and commercially known by'the name of Upland cotton ; and 

 two kinds of Nankin or Yellow, (G. barbadense,) the Mexi- 

 can and Petit Gulf. (Pat. Of. Rep. for '53, Ag. Dep. 179.) 



SECTION II. THE COTTON PLANT " SEA ISLAND" COTTON. 



From the Southern Cultivator. 



THERE are various statements in regard to the number ot 

 species of the cotton plant. Some authors assert that there 

 are not more than eight, while others affirm that there are 

 upwards of a hundred ; and indeed that there is no end to 

 them. It is not at all likely that anything certain is known 

 about the matter, botanists never having taken the trouble to 

 cultivate a great variety of them in order to ascertain the 

 difference between the several kinds. We believe, however, 

 that attempts have been made to do this to some extent in 

 Jamaica, Trinidad and St. Vincent's, where the various plants 



