COTTOX SPECIES 2i9 



difference, or premium, for long staple is between 3 and 

 5 cents per pound of lint. 



251. Sea Island cotton (Fig. 131). — ThLs cotton is 

 gro'mi only in limited areas on or rather near the seacoast 

 in .South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. It is generally 



Fig. 1.32. — Where .Sea Islanb Cotton is Grown. 

 Each dot stands for an annual yield of 500 bales. 



regarded as a profitable crop only -uithin a distance of 

 about 100 miles from the coast TFig. 132). 



The Sea Island cotton plant is distinguished from upland 

 cotton chiefly by the follo'n-ing characteristics : — 



(1) A taller plant, wdth longer, slenderer branches, and 

 later maturity ; 



