Cottle, JOSEPH

1770-1853. English publisher and poet, connected with Cole ridge and Southey. Recollections, 1837-47. Cotton. Herbs of the genus Go ypium of the Mallow family, natives of warm countries; cultivated from prehistoric times for the strong hairs attached to their seeds, which compose the commercial substance. There are several species and many varieties of the plant. Most of the crops of U. S. are IMG:content-0996.jpg:[graphic] IMG:content-0997.jpg:[ocr errors] Cotton ( Go ypium barb a dense ). a, ripe capsule after dehiscence; b , a seed; c, the same deprived of its hairs. varieties of G. barb a dense , the Sea Island cotton. grown upon the lowlands of Fla., Ga., and S. C.; being the finest variety. The cultivation is largely by negroes on rented patches of ground and with all degrees of culture, mostly bad. The plant Chandler's Encyclopedia IMG:content-0999.png:[blocks in formation]