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SHOWING ROUND TIP'S GREATER RESISTANCE TO ROOT ROT 



These are the roots of average plants taken from one field infected with root rot. Those on the 

 outside are Round Tip and those on the inside Havana tobacco. The grower demanded a plant 

 resistant to disease, and one which would stand up under wind and rain — qualities which are 

 prominent in the new tobacco. (Fig. 4.) 



ROUND TIP TOBACCO LEAVES 



In comparing these leaves of the new hybrid with those of the two parents shown in Figs. 1 and 

 2, the immense increase in cigar wrapper surface is plainly shown. These are bottom, middle and 

 top leaves from a Round Tip plant. Wrappers made from Round Tip leaves cannot be distin- 

 guished from the high grade Sumatra wrappers. (Fig. 5.) 



