6 BULLETIN 1056, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
through the soil on the cotyledons of the cotton seedlings and a closely 
delinted seed offers less resistance than gin-run seed. Also the 
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and c. Gin-run ; b and tf, delinted. All natural size. 
germination of the delinted seeds, enables them to break through 
soil that has been compacted by rains with comparatively little dif- 
ficulty and helps to insure a stand of plants under adverse conditions. 
