. Elementary principles of agriculture : a text book for the common schools. Agriculture. 338 Elementary Principles of Agriculture well marked types of cotton in cultivation. The cottons cultivated in Egypt, India, China, and Central and South America are all noticeably different from the American upland cotton. The upland varieties are adapted to a wide range of conditions, producing a fiber J/g to Iys. Fig. 212. Cotton stalk with vigorous vegetative branches and short determinate fruiting branches. Type of late slow fruiting stalks. inches long. The long staple varieties having fibers 13<
. Elementary principles of agriculture : a text book for the common schools. Agriculture. 338 Elementary Principles of Agriculture well marked types of cotton in cultivation. The cottons cultivated in Egypt, India, China, and Central and South America are all noticeably different from the American upland cotton. The upland varieties are adapted to a wide range of conditions, producing a fiber J/g to Iys. Fig. 212. Cotton stalk with vigorous vegetative branches and short determinate fruiting branches. Type of late slow fruiting stalks. inches long. The long staple varieties having fibers 13<£ to 13^ inches long are successful only on rich soil in humid regions. Sea Island Cotton, which is readily distinguished by its yellow blossoms, came originally from the West Indies. It has silky fibers 13^ to 2 inches long and is successfully cultivated in just a few localities near the coast in South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. Besides. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Ferguson, A. M. (Alexander McGowen), 1874-; Lewis, Lowery Laymon, 1869-. Chicago, Ill. : Ferguson Publishing Company
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