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Gulf cotton occupies a position between upland and sea island cotton.
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Sea Island Cotton grows best on a light, sandy soil holding only five per cent.
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Sea island cotton is used chiefly for fine laces, thread and knit goods and for the finest lawns and muslins.
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TENTS-Thereis nothing better for material than the light waterproof Sea Island cotton of American manufacture, made under the trade name of waterproof silk.
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Its nature is not unlike that of the celebrated Sea Island cotton, possessing an equally fine texture, and, if anything, more of a silky fibre.