. History of the cotton manufacture in Great Britain : with a notice of its early history in the East, and in all the quarters of the globe : a description of the great mechanical inventions, which have caused its unexampled extension in Britain, and a view of the present state of the manufacture and the condition of the classes engaged in its several departments. the ends of the branches, in order to makethem put out more branches, and yield a larger quantityof blossom and fruit. A field of cotton at the gatheringseason, when the globes of snowy wool are seen amongthe glossy dark green leaves
. History of the cotton manufacture in Great Britain : with a notice of its early history in the East, and in all the quarters of the globe : a description of the great mechanical inventions, which have caused its unexampled extension in Britain, and a view of the present state of the manufacture and the condition of the classes engaged in its several departments. the ends of the branches, in order to makethem put out more branches, and yield a larger quantityof blossom and fruit. A field of cotton at the gatheringseason, when the globes of snowy wool are seen amongthe glossy dark green leaves, is singularly beautiful;and in the hottest countries, where the yellow blossomor flower, and the ripened fruit, are seen at the sametime, the beauty of the plantation is of course still moreremarkable. In India, the mode of cultivation ismost slovenly, as the seed is sown broadcast, and the THE COTTON MANUFACTURE. 289 plant is neglected at every stage of its growth; which,together with the carelessness of the natives in gatheringthe cotton, in separating it from the seeds, and in pack-ing it, makes the Indian cotton so much inferior to thatof the United States.* A representation of a branch of the herbaceous cotton,with the flower, and the pods open and closed, has beengiven at page 13; and the following shows the appearanceof the plant when growing :—. Gossypium herbaceum—Herbaceous Cotton. 2d. The shrub cotton grows in almost every countrywhere the annual herbaceous cotton is found. Its dura- For an account of Indian cotton, and its mode of cultivation and prepa-ration, see pp. 64, 65. 2o 290 THE HISTORY OI tion varies according to the climate : in some places, asin the West Indies, it is biennial or triennial; in others,as in India, Egypt, &c. it lasts from six to ten years; inthe hottest countries it is perennial; and in the coolercountries which grow cotton, it becomes an annual. Inappearance, the shrub has a considerable resemblanceto the currant bush. The principal
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