COTTON 
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The vine cotton of Cuba belongs to this species, 
and is peculiar because of its large pods and ex- 
cessive number of seeds. The Long Staple Upland 
Cotton grown in America belongs to this species. 
upland cotton {Gossypium Hirsutum) 
The hairy nature of every part of the plant gives 
this species its name. 
It is not greatly different from the Sea Island 
group of cotton ; in fact it is claimed by some to be 
an offspring of the Sea Island. Generally thought 
to have originated in Mexico, it has now been car- 
ried to all parts of the world. In a sense it is a 
Short Staple Upland Cotton, and to this species 
belong nearly all the American types. 
tree cotton {Gossypium Arboretum) 
Its tall-growing and tree-like proportions sug- 
gested the name for this India-bred species. In 
height it is often as much as twenty feet. The 
fiber is short and fine, and clings very tenaciously 
to the seeds. 
No varieties of this kind are grown on this con- 
tinent for commercial purposes, and not even in 
India, where it is principally cultivated, is it a very 
valuable type of cotton. There it is said to be 
perennial, lasting five or six years or more, and is 
never used as a field crop. 
indian or bush cotton {Gossypium Neglectum) 
This species is also indigenous to India where it 
is extensively grown as a field crop. The boll is 
