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growth is stunted, and the flavour a little stronger, and the leaf is 

 not in such good proportion as to stalk as the two previous, so I 

 do not consider that so desirable, which, of course, only applies 

 where duty is paid, although it must always be remembered, in 

 cutting wrappers for a cigar, it is desirable that each side of the 

 leaf shall cut into so many wrappers, without leaving a remnant, 

 which has to be used as a filler. 



Sample No. 4 — Havana tobacco shade-grown, is a useful tobacco 

 but has the same objection as to veins, stalk and spots. It is the 

 best production, of the three Havanas, but lacks good complexion. 



Sample No. 5- — ^Havana tobacco sun-grown and primed, should 

 make a useful tobacco for bunch or filler, but being strong it 

 would have to be used with considerable caution. 



Sample No. 6 — Havana tobacco sun-grown topped and cut on 

 the stalk, the same remarks apply to this. 



Looking at the types generally, I think very highly of them and 

 I hope that someone will be induced to go in largely for pro- 

 duction on these lines, but the two I pin my faith to most, are the 

 outside grown Sumatra, and the shade-grown Havana, that is to 

 say, for the purposes of wrapper. 



The outside Havana is a very desirable growth for filler. 



The tobacco at the present time is not fully fermented, and will 

 undoubtedly improve, but there ought not to be any difficulty now 

 in Jamaica grown tobacco, on these lines, competing with Sumatra, 

 Borneo, and Havana. 



The flavour of all the tobaccos is unsurpassable, when fully 

 fermented. 



I am perfectly confident, in my own mind, there is a large for- 

 tune waiting for somebody, if they will only produce this tobacco, 

 as herein indicated. 



I shall be very pleased to hear that someone is taking the 

 matter in hand at once, and going to ship some thousands of bales 

 to England. 



Yours trul}^ 



F. V. Chalmers. 



Mr. M. Fornaris, Montpelier Cigar Factory, to Director of Public 



Gardens and Plantations. 



Kingston, June 8th, 1905. 

 Dear Sir, 

 In reply to your letter of the 31st ult., I beg to say that I have 

 tested the samples of Sumatra Tobacco grown at Hope, which you 

 submitted to me. I find that they are of good and even colour 

 and that they burn well with good flavour. I consider them to be 

 much superior to the samples submitted to me last year. Of 

 course it is impossible for me to express an opinion on your 

 whole crop from the few samples I have had the pleasure of testing. 



Yours faithfully, 



M. Fornaris, 



