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lobed leaves, yellow flowers and a large calyx, which is about the 
same length as the fruit, from 5 -7 seeds in each chamber, the long 
seed-hairs are 2 -2, 8 c.m. long. 
II. Gossypium hirsutum. L. (Upland cotton) with strongly 
haired leaves and flower stems, 3-5 lobed leaves, where the lobes 
reach about half way down the leaves, smooth fruits and from 6-8 
seeds in each chamber. The long hairs have an average length of 
2-5 c.m. This kind is of greatest importance for America. The 
produce of cotton in America consists chieflv of this kind. 
B. Only seed hairs and no felt-like covering over the seeds. 
III. Gossypium barbadense. Z. (Sea-island cotton, the best kind 
of cotton) with 3-5 lobed leaves yellow flowers, and 6 loose seeds 
in each chamber. Seed hairs to 5 c.m. long. 
IV. Gossypium per uvianum. Car. (Syn : G : rel igiosum . Pit , ) 
South American cotton up to 5 m. high with big from 3-5 lobed 
leaves white flowers and from 5-10 seeds in each cavity which are 
connected with each other. Seed hairs up to 3-5 c.m. long. 
All these Gossypium kinds -are over-one-year plants but G. her- 
baceum is the only annual plant, outside tropical zones. 
G : arboreuni. L. which will be mentioned later reaches a height 
of from 5-7 m. Asa culture plant this kind has not been much used. 
According to TEYSMANN, there are three kinds of cott ui in java 
of which many varieties are known. 
He divides the cotton into yearly and shrubby or limited- 
growth cotton varieties. 1 his classification is more of an artificial 
nature and rests more on a practical than a scientific foundation 
as, as is already mentioned above, all kinds of cotton with the 
exception of G. herbaceum , grown outside tropical countries, may 
be considered as plants of limited growth. But, in fact in prac- 
tice only perennial kinds are reared as annuals' 
To the annual kinds to be found here, TEYSMANN reckons : — 
I. G. indicum. Lam , G. herbaceum. L., one and the same 
species. 
II. G. religiosum. Siv. 
III. G. barbadense. L. 
and to the shrub-like kind or limited-growth cotton kinds, the 
following pair: — 
IV. G. vitifolium. Rxb. 
V. G. micranthum. Cav. 
According to later systems, G. religiosum and G. vitifolium 
should be varieties belonging to G. barbadense and G. micranthum 
belonging to G. herbaceum or indicum. 
As in some other plants which have been cultivated for a consi- 
derable time it is also the case with cottou that the systematic 
varieties and kinds are difficult to determine. 
However it may be from TEYSMANN J S investigations, it is clearly 
seen that in our archipelago besides the inferior also the best kinds 
are cultivated. 
'flic best varieties are those which come under the species G. 
barbadense. 
TEYSMANN considers as belonging to G. indicum or herbaceum — 
