Natural landscape of the Sea Islands -- The cotton plant -- The science of Gossypium barbadense L. -- Worldwide dispersal of cotton -- The origin of Sea Island cotton -- Geographical distribution of long-staple cotton in SC, GA, & FL -- The culture of Sea Island cotton -- Market preparation -- Ginning -- The Fones McCarthy roller gin -- Textile industry -- Insect pests and diseases -- Sea Island cotton trade -- Kinsey Burden family -- Sea Island cotton plantation architecture: Edisto Island Plantations: Brick House -- Tom Seabrook's House -- Baynard's Old Place -- William Edings House (Seaside) -- Hopkinson's -- Frogmore -- Peter's Point -- The Launch/Middleton's -- Prospect Hill Plantation House -- Oak Island Plantation House -- Brookland -- Crawford's Plantation House -- Ashe's/Little Edisto/Windsor -- Swallow's Bluff Plantation -- Johns Island Plantations: Head Quarters Plantation House (Fenwick Hall) -- Brick House/Stanyarne Hall -- Port Royal Island Plantations: Laurel Bay -- Old Fort/Smith's Plantation -- Myrtle Bush -- Woodward -- St. Helena Island: Tombee -- Coffin Point -- Mary Jenkins House -- Seaside -- Tom Fripp House -- William J. Jenkins House -- Kiawah Island: Vanderhorst House -- Hilton Head Island: Coggins Point -- Fish Hall Plantation -- Daufuskie Island: Melrose Plantation (Salt Pond) -- Oakley Hall (Bloody Point) -- James Island: McLeod Plantation House -- Other architectural examples: Cassina Point Plantation House -- William Seabrook House -- Bleak Hall Plantation -- Youghal, Christ Church Parish -- Rose Hill, St. Luke's Parish -- Patents -- Specific names of plants -- Plantation families