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Glycyrrhiza echinata, L- 
South Europe and Orient. Erom the root of this herb at 
least a portion of the Italian Liquorice is prepared. The 
root is thicker than that of the following. The Eussian 
Liquorice root is derived from this species. It is less 
sweet. 
Glycyrrhiza glabra, L. 
South Europe. The extract of the root of this herb consti- 
tutes the ordinary Liquorice. The plant grows here most 
vigorously. The liquorice is of some utility in medicine, 
but also used in Porter Breweries. Chemical principle : 
Glycyrrhizin. 
Gossypium arboreum, L.* 
The Tree- Cotton. India, Arabia. A tall perennial species, 
but not forming a real tree, yielding cotton in the first 
season already. Leaves long-lobed. Bracts with few teeth. 
Petals yellow or in age pink or purple. Seeds brown, dis- 
connected, after the removal of the cotton-fibre greenish- 
velvety. The cotton of long staple, but a variety occurs 
with short staple. The New Orleans Cotton {G. sanguineunij 
Hassk.,) belong to this species. Dr. Seemann connects also 
the ordinary O. herbaoeum, L., as a variety with O. arboreum. 
The cotton-fibre is crisp, white, opaque, and not easily 
separable. 
Gossypium Barbadense, L.* 
West India. Sea Island Cotton. Leaves long-lobed. 
Petals yellow. Seeds disconnected, black, after the removal 
of the cotton-fibre naked. The cotton of this species is very 
long, easily separable and of a silky lustre. This species 
requires low-lying coast tracts for attaining to perfection. 
Perennial, and yielding like the rest a crop in the first 
season. Cultivated largely in the Southern States of North 
America, also in South Europe, North Africa, Queensland 
and various other countries. 
Gossypium herbaceum, L.* 
Scinde, Cabul and other parts of tropical and sub-tropical 
Asia, much cultivated in the Mediterranean ' countries. 
