COTTON VARIETIES 51 



tjons. 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' 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 in 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 Caroliha. 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. 



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

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

 with a slight similarity to the semi-cluster cottons. BoUs 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 Improoed. — Developed from Sugar-loaf cotton by T. J. 

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

 short-jointed fruiting Umbs. 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. 



SimpHns. — An early variety developed from King by W. A. 

 Simpkins of Raleigh, North Carolina. BoUs somewhat larger than 

 King and also bearing a higher percentage of lint. 



