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soutliside counties, but the amount is small compared to 

 the quanitties of dark raised on the lowlands of the Dan 

 and James rivers and their tributaries. The tobacco grown 

 in the soutliside and southwestern counties of Virginia is 

 much lighter in color, and of much softer and finer texture 

 than the ordinary Virginia tobacco. 



Havana Tobacco. — This famous variety of tobacco, as is 

 shown in figure 13 is considered the finest flavored for 

 cigars that is now cultivated. 



Figure 13. 



This variety grows to a height of from six to nine feet, 

 with oblong, spear-shaped leaves. The leaves when young- 

 are of a dark green color, and have rather a smooth appear- 

 ance, changing at maturity into a yellowish green. It grows 

 quickly, and by careful pruning a fine colored leaf is ob- 

 tained, varying from a straw color to a dark brown or black. 



The finest is grown in Vuelta de Abajo, which is cele- 

 brated as a fine tobacco producing district. The^ Havana 

 tobacco ripens in from eight to ten weeks after being trans- 

 planted. 



The stalk and leaves are not as large as the Connecticut 

 seed-leaf, but it is better in flavor. 



