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ditions for successful fermentation. It was fully understood before 

 sending it for examination that the character of the leaf was unsatis- 

 factory, and the London examination, makes it fairly evident where 

 the fault lies. 



IMPERIAL INSTITUTE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE 

 COLONIES AND INDIA. 



No. 79/13. Imperial Institute Road, London, S.W., 



21st April. 1904. 

 Sir, 



I have the honour to enclose a report on some samples of tobacco, 

 from Trinidad, forwarded with Sir Alfred Moloney's letter of the 20th 

 November, 1903, for examination in the Scientific and Technical 

 Department of the Imperial Institute. 



I have the honour to be, Sir, 



Your obedient Servant, 



Wtndham R. Dunstan. 

 The Officer Administering the 



Government, Trinidad. 



IMPERIAL INSTITUTE, (south Kensington, london, s.w.) 



Report on Samples of Tobacco from Trinidad. 

 By Professor Wyndham R. Dunstan. M.A.. F.R.S., Director. 



These samples of tobacco which were mown and cured at the 

 Trinidad Experiment Station under the direction of Mr. J. H. Hart 

 were received at the Imperial Institute in December, 1903, together 

 with a letter from Sir C. A. Moloney, Governor of Trinidad, asking 

 that their commercial values miarht be ascertained. 



Description of Samples. 

 No. 1. — This specimen, which was staled to be of the "Siparia" 

 variety, weighed about 8 ounces and consisted of eight small bundles 

 each containing about nine leaves. The Leaves measured from 10- 14 

 inches in length and 4 — 5 inches in width and were dark brown and 

 fairly uniform in colour: a few, however, showed yellowish-white 

 spots. 



No. 2. — This sample described as "Virginia"' weighed about 8 

 ounces and consisted of six bundles each containing eight or nine 

 leaves. The leaves were somewhat larger than those of specimen No. 

 1 and were lighter and greenish brown in colour. 



No. 3. — This sample, which was described as " Sumatra" weighed 

 about 7 ounces and consisted of Id bundles. It resembled No. 2 but 

 the leave- were of finer texture, smaller in size and were dull brown in 

 colour with a few green coloured patches. 



No. 4. — This sample weighed 7 ounces and was described as of 

 the "Hester" variety. It somewhat closely resembled the ••siparia" 

 tobacco but was of uneven colour being much marked by green patches 

 and yellowish-white -pots. 



