. Study of fabrics. siaMinor, Arabia, India, and China, (b) Gossy-pium arbarenm, which grows to a height of from15 to 20 feet. The seed is covered with a green-ish fur and is enveloped in a fine silky down,yellowish white in color. It is found in Egypt,Arabia, and China, (c) Gossypium barbadense,which grows from 6 to 15 feet high. The flowersare yellow and the seeds black and smooth, be-ing destitute of the hair that characterizes othercottons. It is a native of the Barbadoes, fromwhich it derives its name. The best qualitycottons come from this species—Sea Island andFlorida cottons—from which

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. Study of fabrics. siaMinor, Arabia, India, and China, (b) Gossy-pium arbarenm, which grows to a height of from15 to 20 feet. The seed is covered with a green-ish fur and is enveloped in a fine silky down,yellowish white in color. It is found in Egypt,Arabia, and China, (c) Gossypium barbadense,which grows from 6 to 15 feet high. The flowersare yellow and the seeds black and smooth, be-ing destitute of the hair that characterizes othercottons. It is a native of the Barbadoes, fromwhich it derives its name. The best qualitycottons come from this species—Sea Island andFlorida cottons—from which are spun the finestyams. Long-stapled Egyptian cotton is sup-posed to have come from this stock. The chiefcotton countries of the world in order of impor-tance are: United States, India, Egypt andBrazil, West Indies, West Coast of Africa,Asia, Asia Minor, China, and Queensland. In the southern states cotton is planted witha-machine,, the seeds being dropped dn stream. When the young plautjs afeout.

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