588 
MONADELPHIA POLYANDRIA. 
Class XVI. 
1481. GOSSY'PIUM. W. Cotton. 
9853 herbaceum W. common O ag 
9854 arboreum W. tree *t □ or 
9855 vitifolium W. Vine-leaved 'im ag 
9856 hirsutum JV. hairy £ OJ ag 
9857 religiosum W 
Malvaceae. 
3 jl 
12 jl.au 
spotted-barked j£ 23 ag 
Barbadoes j£ OJ ag 
jl.au 
jl 
1482. 
REDOUTE'A. Vent. Redoutea. 
heterophylla Vent, various-leaved 
PALA'VIA. W. 
malvifolia W. 
Palavia. 
Mallow-leaved 
rm or 
O un 
1484. CRISTA'RIA. Cav. Cristaria. 
9861 coccinea Ph. 
1485. ANO'DA. Cau. 
9862 hastata W. 
9863 cristata W. 
9864 Dilleniana W. 
1486. PERIP'TERA. 
9865 punicea Dec. 
1487. SI'DA W. 
9866 linifolia Cav. 
9867 angustif61ia IV 
9868 spin6sa W. 
9869 alba W. 
9870 bracteolata Dec. 
9871 carpinifolia W. 
9872 erosa Link. 
9873 ciliaris W. 
9874 alnifolia W. 
^ A pr 
scarlet 
Anoda. 
halberd-leaved OJ un 
crested O un 
Dillenius's O un 
Dec. Periptera. 
Shuttlecock ill I pr 
Sida. 
MalvacecE. 
3 jn Y 
Malvacete. 
li jn.au Pu 
Malvacea;. 
ijl.s S 
Malvaceae. 
14 jn.jl B 
1| jl.s Pu 
1| jn.n B 
Malvacete. 
3 my.jn Cr 
Malvacece. 
flax-leaved «! □ un 3 jl 
narrow-leaved £ [23 un 1| jl.s 
prickly £ OJ un 1| jl.s 
white-flowered O 
bracteolate S* i | un 
Hornbean-lvd. JH i | un 
bitten £ (23 un 
ciliated ^ Oi un 
Alder-leaved [Q] un 
2 jn.jl 
2 jn.jl 
3 jl.s 
2 jl.s 
1| jn.s 
2 jl.s 
Sp. 6—16. 
E. Indies 1594. 
E. Indies 1694. 
E. Indies 1805. 
S. Amer. 1731. 
India 1777. 
Barbadoesl759. 
Sp. 1—2. 
S. Amer. 1822. 
Sp. 1—2. 
Peru 
Sp. 1—4. 
Missouri 
Sp. 3—7. 
Mexico 
Mexico 
Mexico 
Sp. 1. 
N. Spain 
s.l 
s.p 
s.p 
s.p 
s.p 
s.p 
Ca.dis.6.t.l64.f.2 
Cav. dis. 6. 1. 193 
Cav. dis. 6. 1. 166 
Cav. dis. 6. 1. 167 
Ca.dis.6.t.l64.f.l 
Bot. reg. 84 
1811. 
1799. 
1720. 
1725. 
S CO Vent. eels. 1. 11 
C CO Cav.dis.l.t.ll.f.4 
D p Bot. mag. 1673 
S s.p Bot. mag. 1541 
S s.p Cav.dis.l.t.lO.f.3 
C CO Bot. mag. t. 330 
1814. C CO Bot. mag. 1644 
Sp. 69—195. 
Guiana 1822. 
Brazil 1726. 
E. Indies 1680. 
E. Indies 1732. 
Chili 1824. 
Canaries 1774. 
Brazil 1824. 
Jamaica 1759. 
E. Indies 1732. 
C CO 
C CO 
C CO 
S CO 
C CO 
C CO 
C CO 
C CO 
C CO 
L'Her. stirp.t.52 
Cav.diss.l.t.l.f.9 
Dil.el.t.l71,f.2l0 
Jac. ic. 1. 1. 135 
Cav.diss.l.t.3.f.9 
Dil.el.t.l72.f.211 
9875 compressa Dec. 
9876 canariensis TV. 
9877 rhombifolia W. 
9878 reclsa Link. 
9879 micans Cav. 
compressed 
Canary 
rhomboid-Ivd. 
cut 
glittering 
lOI un 2 jn.s 
lQJ un 2 jn.s 
Si □ un 2 jn.au 
[Z3 un 2 jn.au 
^ lAJ un 1| jn.au 
Y Nepal 1823. S co 
W Kindles 1820. S co 
Y India 1732. C co Cav.dis.l.t.3.f.l2 
Y Brazil 1823. C co 
Y E. Indies 1820. C co Cav.diss.l.t. S.f.l 
9880 pilosa W. pilose £ OJ un 1 jl.s Y St.Domin.l793. C co Cav.diss.l.t.l.f.8 
History, Use, Propagation, Culture, 
1481. Gossypium. Pliny says, that in Upper Egypt, on the borders of Arabia, grew a shrub called gossypioii 
or xylon. Its fruit enclosed a sort of soft white wool, of which the garments of the Egyptian priests were 
manufactured. Golius remarks, that gox, which expresses in Arabia, a silky substance, may be the root of 
the word. An important genus, as furnishing the down used in the cotton manufacture. This down is 
found lining the capsules which contain the seeds. There are several species cultivated for this purpose in 
different parts of the world. G. herbaceum is the only species cultivated in Europe, especially in the Levant, 
and in Malta, Sicily, and Naples : it is also grown in many parts of Asia. 
G. hirsutum is occasionally grown in the West Indies ; but G. barbadense is the prevailing species there. 
In the East Indies and China, G. herbaceum and arboreum are cultivated, and some other species, especially 
that which produces the nankeen-colored down, not yet introduced to Europe. An oil is obtained from the 
seeds of all the species, while those of the G. herbaceum are eaten in the Levant, and esteemed wholesome and 
nutritive. 
In the Levant, the herbaceous cotton is sown in well prepared land in March, in lines at three feet distance, 
and the patches of seeds two feet apart in the lines. The plants are thinned out to two or three in a place, 
and the earth is stirred by a one-horse plough, or by manual labor with hoes, and irrigated once or twice a 
week by directing the water along the furrows between the rows. The flowering season is generally over about 
the middle of September, and then the ends of the shoots are pinched ofF to determine the sap to the capsules. 
The capsules are collected by hand as they ripen, a tedious process, which lasts till the end of Nevember. The 
cotton and the seeds are then separated by manual labor, and the former packed in bales or bags for sale. The 
seeds are bruised for oil or eaten, and a portion kept for sowing. 
The Barbadoes cotton plant is sown in the West Indies in rows, about five feet asunder, at the end of 
September, or the beginning of October ; at first but slightly covered, but after it is grown up, the root is well 
moulded. The soil should not be stiff' nor shallow, as this plant has a tap-root. The ground is hoed fre- 
quently, and kept very clean about the young plants, until they rise to a moderate height. It grows from four 
to six feet high, and produces two crops annually ; the first in eight months from the time of sowing the seed ; 
the second, within four months after the first; and the produce of each jilant is reckoned about one pound 
weight. The branches are pruned or trimmed after the first gathering ; and if the growth is over luxuriant. 
