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eggs on the tobacco plant during its growth, it will require 

 mucli time and labor to destroy the eggs and worms. If 

 this is neglected, the crop will be much injured and will not 

 be sought after by good judges of tobacco. 



X. Varieties of Tobacco and Harvestin(;. 



Figure 11 represents the Connecticut seed leaf as it ap- 

 pears ready for harvesting. 



Figure 11. 



Tradition indicates that this variety was introduced'' 

 originally into the New England States by B. P. Barber, 

 and it is thought to belong to the Cuban variety. The 

 varieties cultivated in the United States and known as 

 "seed leaf" tobaccos, are grown in Connecticut, Massachu- 

 setts, Vermont, and eastern and western States. 



All of the seed-leaf of the United States is used exclu- 

 sively in the manufacture of cigars, and is celebrated for 

 cigar wrappers from the superiority of its color and tex- 

 ture, and the good burning quality of th« leaf. 



The plant grows to the height of about five feet, with 

 leaves from two and one-half to three feet in length, and 

 from fifteen to twenty inches broad. The color of this 

 tobacco after curing is either dark or light cinnamon. 



