Cotton plants are one of the most common plants in America today. That was true back in pioneer days to. Any State that had hot weather and a long growing season had cotton. The fiber is unique in the plant kingdom because it actually gets stronger when wet. Cotton has a very pretty flower, and you have not witnessed a large field of cotton that is ready for harvest, you have missed one of the joys of life.
Plantations owners made floweral arrangements from dried stalks filled with open cotton balls (see photo). They were attractive and lasted a long time. Arrangement containers were usually wooden barrels, pots of various kinds, or large containers like butter churns, etc. Frequently, other dried plants were intermingled with the arrangement such as stalks of dried okra plants.
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