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Fk;. 215. — Upland Cotton. .1, flowor-hud. B. ilowcr. ( ', unopened pod. 

 D, o]jen pod, di.spla,\"in^ the masses of hairy seeds. I'l, pistil. /'\ stamen. 

 (i, ovary, ent aeross. H, seed showing mass of hairs (eotton). ./. same, 

 cut \'ertieall,\", showinj? the mueh-foldcd embrj'o. (Baillon.) 



whence its culture slowly s])rea(l. It Avas introduced into this 

 country in 1774. Long before the coming of Columbus, how- 

 ever, Sea Island cotton was raised by the natives of tropical 

 America. 



Upland cotton yields much the larger amount of fiber 

 which although strong is only about 1 2 cm. long. The 

 Sea Island cotton has a finer iiber, aliout 2.5-4 cm. long, and 

 is therefore the more valuable; but the yi(4d of the plant is 



