Cotton

Cotton

Cotton: we have cotton incidentally mentioned in one or two arms. We have cotton tree(Gossypium) or cotton plant notably in the arms of the great founder of the firm of ARKWRIGHTS, and cotton-hanks(q.v.) as well as bundles of cotton are found borne by families bearing the name of COTTON.

Argent, on a mount vert, a cotton-tree fructed proper, on a chief azure between two bezants an inescutcheon of the field charged with a bee volant proper--ARKWRIGHT, Derby.

Barry of six argent and azure, three bundles of cotton or.--COTTON.