Sakellaridis, Sakellarides
(sækəˈlærɪdɪs, -ɪdiːz)
Also shortened to Sakel (ˈsækəl).
[The name of σακελλαρίδης, a Greek cotton-grower who originated the variety.]
The name of a superior variety of Egyptian cotton, widely grown in the early 20th century.
| 1912 W. L. Balls Cotton Plant in Egypt vi. 105 The main varieties at present cultivated on a commercially important scale are Yannovitch and Sakellaridis in the ‘fine-spinning’ group; [etc.]. Ibid. 106 One of the cherished fables of the practician teaches that heavy crops and fine staple cannot co-exist. The inaccuracy of this belief, though long suspected, has only recently been proved by the Sakel variety. 1915 J. A. Todd World's Cotton Crops xiv. 276 Sakellarides, or Sakel, as it is commonly called, is a comparatively new variety, dating from about 1907. 1931 Times 17 Nov. 13/1 With Sakellaridis at 7d. per lb. 1953 New Biol. XIV. 49 The famous Sakellarides variety, selected by a Greek of that name in the early years of this century, has become a parent of most or all of the better quality Egyptian varieties now being bred. 1955 Christidis & Harrison Cotton Growing Probl. iii. 119 After 1887, a number of varieties acquired prominence; among them..Sakellaridis or Sakel (1909)..could be mentioned. All are now extinct, even Sakel. 1958 Brown & Ware Cotton (ed. 3) iii. 71 In 1918 several crosses were made between Pima and Sakel (Sakellarides), the latter having become the most prominent variety in Egypt following Mit Afifi. |