ALBERT AND GABRIELLR HuWARD. Il'3 



Snh-cla.s.s 3. Lower iiiternodes short, upper internodes very 

 long, most of the large leaves borne on the ground, plants tall, 

 inflorescence open with few flowers. 



This is a well-defined group of tall tobaccos. Eleven 

 types are contained in it, of which no less than nine are from 

 Bihar. They are characterised by their height, lateness, the 

 sparseness and deep pink colour of the flowers, open character of 

 the inflorescence and the peculiar folding over at the midrib of 

 the leaves. Types XX II I and XXIV are not as typical of this 

 group as the other forms. These eleven types may be distin- 

 guished among themselves by difl:erences in the shape of the leaf, 

 number of branches, and by the amount of crumpling or pucker- 

 ing of the leaf surface. Types XXVIII & XXIX are easily 

 distinguished from all the others by the glossy surface of their 

 leaves and the light colour of the veins. The}' are almost identi- 

 cal, but dift'er so markedly in time of flowering that it was 

 necessary to maintain them as separate types. Type XXV 11 1 

 was obtained from Bihar and type XXIX from the Central 

 Provinces. 



