Bui. 279, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



Plate IV. 



Fig. 1.— Eleven Plants in a Single-Stalk Row of Acala Cotton with a Total 

 of 3 Vegetative Branches and 59 Bolls. 



This shows a single-stalk row as it should look when properly spaced. Note the absence of 

 vegetative branches and the uniform position of the fruit. Compare with Plate IV, figure 2. 

 (The plants were 8 feet from the camera when photographed.) 



Fig. 2.— Three Plants in a Wide-Spaced Row of Acala Cotton with a Total 

 of 8 Vegetative Branches and 33 Bolls. 



Note the development of vegetative blanches and the irregular placement of the fruit. Com- 

 I ian ■ with Plate IV, figure 1. (The plants were 8 feet from the camera when photographed. ) 



