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which the celebrated muslins of that locality are made, is 

 one of the varieties of G. Indicum. 



The nankeen-coloured cotton of China and other places 

 is only an accidental variety. 



2. G. punctatum, a perennial nearly allied to the last, 

 growing naturally upon the banks of the Senegal, and in 

 the country between it and Gambia. 



3. G. obtusifolium 3 Roxburgh, shrubby and very branch- 

 ing. A native of Ceylon, but not cultivated. 



4. G. arboreum. Stems tree-like, fifteen to twenty feet in 

 height, flowers red ; sometimes called G. religiosum ; it is 

 called Deo Kupas in Mysore, and by the natives of India is 

 only used in making turbans for the head, and never for 

 lower or under garments, being sacred to the deities. It is 

 found in the island of Celebes, in Arabia, Egypt, and in 

 India. 



5. G. Barbadense. A shrubby perennial species, six to 

 twelve feet in height ; flowers yellow. In India it is called 

 Bourbon Cotton, and is chiefly cultivated in the islands of 

 Bourbon and Mauritius. It is from this species that the 

 varieties called Sea Island, Upland, New Orleans, Georgia, 

 Florida, Alabama and others were originated. 



6. G. Peruvianum — Brazil Cotton. Mowers large and 



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