CXLIX.. —COTTON IN WEST ames a 
is well known that Cotton is widely di 
but it receives little or no cultural attention, 
making native cloths. ex 
istry is 
le, there are good grounds for believing 
ventually become an important. 
In the following svitare dhs attention i is drawn to | 
est. 
, 80 high that it. has been nur desirabie 
| attempt its vuléivation. in West Africa, and the results of the 
ment, as also indeed of the general effort made t 
"ug rican Cotton to commerce, will be watched with interest. 
ROYAL ASERS, Kew, to COLONIAL Cite” é 
[ Extract. ] 
Royal Gardens, Ku | 
22nd Octob Der 1889. 
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As regards a supply of a of avis Cotton a West Afri as 
none is obtainable in this country at the present time, the 
. Would be to apply through the Foreign Office for the assistance 
Age onsul-General at Cairo in the matter. The eult 
Resa Cotton. in its P ication no 
