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lected, the crop will be much injured and will not be sought 

 after by good judges of tobacco. An insecticide for de- 

 stroying the worms has been advertised by a firm in Virginia 

 and when applied does not injure the tobacco for chewing 

 and smoking. 



YIII. 



VARIETIES OF TOBACCO AND HARVESTING. 



Figue 11 represents the Connecticut seed leaf as it ap- 

 pears ready for harvesting. 



Figure 11. 



The varieties cultivated in the United States and known 

 as "seed leaf" tobaccos, are grown mostly in Connecticut, 

 Massachusetts, Vermont, and eastern and western States. 



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

 clusively in the manufacture of cigars, and is celebrated 

 for cigar wrappers from the superiority of its color and 

 texture, and the good burning quality of the leaf. 



This variety 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. 



