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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



34184 to 34194— Continued. 



and blankets have largely superseded the stronger homemade articles. The 

 plants attain the height of 0.8 meter to 1^ meters. The flowers are white to 

 pink in color, and there are no color spots at the bases of the petals. The 

 leaves are either 3 to 5 lobed, usually the former, measure 6 to 12 centimeters 

 in diameter, and produce a pubescence on their under surfaces. The bolls 

 are nearly spherical, averaging 4 centimeters in diameter. The prevailing 

 number of valves per boll is four, though tliree to five are common. The 

 seeds are brown and covered with fuzz. The lint measures about 2^ centi- 

 meters in length." 



34188. GossYproM hirsutum L. 



^'Candava. Our field man in Panay described this as being a variety of 

 the Taal species mentioned above. (S. P. I. No. 34187.) He was led to 

 this belief by tlie fact that the plants are apparently identical, with no dif- 

 ference whatever except in the color cf the lint. I have not seen the plant 

 producing this brown lint, but am inclined to think it is a separate species. 

 The cultivation is xery limited, and the production of the fiber is estimated 

 at not more than 1 per cent of that of TdaL" {Saleehy.) 



34189. GossYPnjM sp. 



''Gapas. Locality, Tacloban, Leyte Pro^ce. The name means 'cotton.' 

 It is planted merely as a garden or dooryard plant. It was introduced into 

 Leyte Province either from Batangas or Ilocos Norte. Its fiber is used to 

 a very limited extent for spinning. No articles of importance are made from 

 it. The plants range from 1^ to 2^ meters in height. The flowers are yellow, 

 and there are also pui*ple spots at the bases of the petals. A specimen was 

 turned over to Mr. Merrill, our botanist, for identification. He has not given 

 a final report on it, but believes it is Gossypium nankin.'' 



34190. Gossypium sp. 



^'Bulac Damo. Our field man has not sent his report regarding this A-ariety. 

 Judging from the lint and seed, however, I am inclined to think it is the same 

 as the Taal species of Panay." (Saleehy.) 



34191. GossYPnjM hirsutum L. 



•'This cotton is similar to Gapas Sanglay (S. P. I. No. 34185). The descrip- 

 tion applies to this variety in eveiy respect, except that in the latter the leaves 

 and bolls are slightly larger than the foi-mer. Only two plants of this variety 

 were found, which were grown in a low and rather damp place. This variety 

 may be the same as the regular Gapas Sanglay (S. P. I. No. 34185), and the 

 large size of the bolls and leaves may be due to a more fertile soil with suffi- 

 cient moisture. Locality, Cebu Pro™ce." 



34192. Gossypium sp. 



"Bulac Saot-Bayo. A kind of cotton from Batangas Province, regarding 

 which we have no information." 



34193. Gossypium sp. 



" Bulac- Cahoz. This is apparently the same as the Togidllo cotton of Iloilo 

 (S. P. I. No. 34186). The word 'cahoz' means tree, and in this case refers to 

 the fact that this species is grown as a perennial crop." 



34194. Gossypium hirsutum L. 



''Bulac Saot-Pula. From Batangas Pro\-ince. This is probably the same 

 as the Candaia variety' (S. P. I. No. 34188) of the Taal cotton of Iloilo. The 

 name 'Taal' indicates that the Iloilo species must have been introduced from 

 the region around Taal Mountain, in Batangas Province." 



