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tions. Bolls medium to small in size; lint short; seeds of medium size 

 and of greenish color. This variety is grown to some extent -in north- 

 east Texas. 



Hawkins 1 Extra Prolific. A standard semi-cluster variety 

 developed by W. B. Hawkins, Nona, Georgia. Plants early, tall, 

 pyramidal in shape. Bolls partially clustered, small to medium in 

 size; lint short; seeds small and of brownish gray color. 



Boyd Prolific. Originated by a Mr. Boyd of Mississippi. This 

 is one of the oldest of the semi-cluster varieties and now exists hi a 

 rather badly mixed state. Some strains of Boyd cotton are more 

 similar to upland long-staple than to semi-cluster cottons. The 

 true Boyd prolific possesses only one or two long limbs and numerous 

 irregularly jointed fruiting branches. 



RIO GRANDE TYPE 



Layton. This variety is a strain of Peterkin developed by R. D. 

 Layton of South Carolina. The plants are rather slender with long, 

 drooping branches. Bolls rather small and mostly 5-locked. The 

 lint is short but the percentage is high; seeds small and of brownish 

 gray color. A good poor land cotton. 



Took. Also a strain of Peterkin developed by W. W. Toole of 

 Augusta, Georgia. The plants are somewhat similar to Layton, but 

 with a slight similarity to the semi-cluster cottons. Bolls medium 

 in size. Lint medium in length, strong, and the percentage high. A 

 good rich land cotton. 



Money Maker. Plants of medium height, bearing rather slender, 

 rather long-jointed limbs. Bolls small; lint short. Distributed 

 throughout sections of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, and 

 Mississippi. 



KING OR EARLY VARIETIES 



King's Improved. Developed from Sugar-loaf cotton by T. J. 

 King of Louisburg, North Carolina. Plants slender with slender, 

 short-jointed fruiting limbs. Leaves and bolls small; seeds small; 

 lint short. This is a very early variety of cotton and is best adapted 

 to the northern portions of the cotton-belt, especially North Car- 

 olina and Tennessee. 



Simpkins. An early variety developed from King by W. A. 

 Simpkins of Raleigh, North Carolina. Bolls somewhat larger than 

 King and also bearing a higher percentage of lint. 



