12 VARIETIES OF TOBACCO SEED DISTRIBUTED IN 1905-6. 



nearly to the new conditions. In the following list the best varieties 

 for testing by the growers are grouped with reference to their uses 

 and the character of soil which produces the best yield of each variety, 

 as determined by past experience. 



CIGAR-WRAPPER TOBACCOS. 



Sumatra. — Used wholly for the production of high-grade cigar 

 wrappers and not considered of any value for tillers. In the United 

 States this variety is grown under slat or cloth shade. Adapted to 

 sandy loam soil. In western Florida, where it is grown extensively, 

 the surface soil is underlaid by a red clay subsoil. The leaves are very 

 thin, of fine texture, with small veins, and vary from 12 to 20 inches 

 in length and 8 to IB inches in width. The plants bear from 16 to 

 30 leaves, with comparatively long internodes. The leaves have an 

 erect habit of growth. Under favorable conditions for growth the 

 plants reach a height of from 7 to 9 feet. This variety produces the 

 best grade of domestic cigar wrappers. 



Grown in western Florida, in southern Georgia, and in the Con- 

 necticut Valley. 



Connecticut Havana. — Used for cigar wrappers and binders, and the 

 top leaves are frequently used for fillers in the inferior grades of 

 domestic cigars. Adapted to light alluvial, sandy soils, containing a 

 small percentage of clay, and as a rule the less the clay the higher the 

 yield of fine cigar wrappers. Where this variety is grown for fillers 

 a rich clay yielding a heavy crop of leaf is probably the most desirable 

 type of soil. The leaves are thin, of fine texture and delicate flavor, 

 set very close together on the stalk, with very short internodes, and 

 have a very erect habit of growth. The plants bear from 10 to 15 

 leaves, varying in average length from 20 to 32 inches and in aver- 

 age width of from 10 to 15 inches. This variety was secured by con- 

 tinued seed selection from crops grown from seed imported from 

 Cuba, and is probably a cross between these Cuban plants and the 

 native Broadleaf of the Connecticut Valley. 



Grown in the Connecticut Valley, Wisconsin (mainly for binders), 

 Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. One of the best general-purpose 

 tobaccos. 



Connecticut Broadleaf. — Formerly known and generally recognized 

 in the trade as Seedleaf . Used for cigar wrappers and binders, and 

 the lower grades, to a limited extent, for blending with other tobaccos 

 for cigar fillers. Adapted to sandy loam soil. This variety makes an 

 exceedingly rapid growth. The leaves are very broad, sweet tasting, 

 thin, elastic, silky, and with small veins. The leaves are set very close 

 together on the plant, having a very characteristic drooping habit of 

 growth, and vary in length from 24 to 36 inches and in width from 

 12 to 22 inches. The size of leaf varies greatly in ditiereut sections 



