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Descriptions of Prominent and Typical Varieties 



Jackson. — The Jackson variety is one of the tallest and 

 slenderest of the cluster group. It has also been known as 

 African and Limbless, neither of which is correct ; it did not 

 originate in Africa, as once claimed, and only a small proportion 

 of the plants lack the long base limbs. 



The bolls are small, closely clustered, and very difficult to pick. 

 These constitute the chief objections to this variety, which is 

 quite productive, especially when the plants are crowded rather 

 closely, and this can be done with this erect variety to a greater 

 extent than with long-limbed kinds. The percentage of lint is 

 above medium. The seed is fuzzy, of medium to small size, and 

 usually covered with a brownish gray fuzz. 



Hawkins. — This variety is typical of the semicluster group. 

 It is rather early in maturity. The bolls are small to medium and 

 the percentage of seed cotton medium. 



Peterkin. — This variety is a type of the Rio Grande group, 

 having some seed that are nearly naked or slightly covered with 

 fuzz, which is often of a brownish tint. The plants are of medium 

 size, abundantly supplied with branches. The percentage of lint 

 is high, the size of bolls small, and the size of seed very small. 

 This is one of the most widely grown varieties and is usually 

 satisfactory in yield. As regards maturity, it is medium to 

 late. 



Layton. — This variety is similar to Peterkin except in having 

 a smaller proportion of naked seeds and a thicker covering of 

 grayish fuzz on most of its seeds. In several recent tests at 

 Experiment Stations it has afforded a larger yield of lint per acre 

 than Peterkin. 



Toole. — This variety bears many points of resemblance to 

 Peterkin and some resemblance to King. It is earlier and 

 usually somewhat more productive of lint than Peterkin. The 

 plant is of medium to small size and well suited to intensive fer- 

 tilization (Pig. 141). It is one of the few varieties which gener- 

 ally in recent years have stood near the top of the list in produc- 

 tiveness in most of the Experiment Stations where it has been 



