Why Genealogies?

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Originally Posted by Mithalwen

Nor mine til my sister spent time at an elephant sanctuary in Thailand. It didn't actually smell. I don't think they had cotton in Middle earth. Isn't it a plant of the new world? Ok they had spuds but , aybe they were brought from the west via Numenor. We do take cheap paper for granted.

What did Rosie Cotton's name mean if they didn't know what cotton was?