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90 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE. 
KENTUCKY.—White Burley, large plants, superior quality, does better and is better 
suited to this climate than Havana or Orinoco. 
Missouri.—Orinoco grew finely, but did not mature well; white sneceeded much 
better. Another: Orinoco and White, both made a good crop and yield well, but the 
White generally best. Another: Silky Prior, Orinoco, Havana, and Broad-Leaf, were 
planted; the first three named doing best, and most suitable to this locality. 
On10.—Only one report. Very few of the sceds sprouted, and got but few plants; 
they were good; no name of variety given. 
NortH Caroiiwa.—White Burley does better than any other grown—makes broad 
leaves two feet long and fine wrappers. Another: the seed from department very fine. 
Another: Orinoco planted May 1, cut last of August, made 600 pounds per acre—con- 
sidered a valuable acquisition here. 
SouTH CAROLINA.—One report says the dark seed was successful, the white a fail- 
ure; thinks the soil unsuitable. 
TENNESSEE.—One report, without naming variety, thinks it a superior kind. 
Another: White, Silky Prior, and Orincco Bread-leaf; the first two very fine, curing 
up beautifully ; the last not so good. 
TExaAs.—Connecticut Leaf came up well and yielded largely; White Burley nearly 
as well; coast tobacco turned out peorly. Another: planted and came up, turned out 
badly by reason of drought. One report from Lavaca County says the tobacco seeds— 
Havana and Gronoco—received from the department are very good, early, and just the 
kinds for this section ; Havana is the earliest, but Oronoco has the largest leaves. 
Mississtpri.—From Marshall County the report states the Oronoco did well, and is 
very good; also that the White succeeded, but was more injured by insects than 
others. 
TEA PLANTS AND SEEDS. 
This department distributed both tea plants and seeds to different States, and re- 
ports therefrom show general successes with the plants; but less with the seed, which 
frequently failed to germinate. 
MaryLanv.—Baltimore County: The tea-plants received here are reported as doing 
well. 
Norts Carorina.—Polk County: The tea-plants were receive ; those set out in the 
‘thermal belt” are all doing well; but those set out near the house nearly all perished 
in consequence ofiry weather. 
SoutrH Caroiia.— Union County : The tea-plants succeeded well, and we are drink- 
ing tea of home production. Darlington County reports the plants growing, but not 
very flourishing on account of dry weather—hot weather blights them. Sumter 
County: The plants are alive, but suffer from drought. 
GrorGia.—Henderson County: Tea-seed received and planted, but did not germi- 
nate. 
ALABAMA.—Logan County: Reports from this county state that the tea-plants were 
received from the department and are alive and thrifty. 
FLoripa.—Sumter County: Reports plants received and growing well. 
Mississipp1.—Lafayeite County : Tea-plants received, are alive and thriving. 
TEXAS.—Nacogdoches County : Reports the tea-plants received as doing well there. 
Milan County: Tea-seed received and planted, but very little of it came up. Burnett 
County : Seed received, portion of it germinated, but the young plants soon died from 
hot, dry weather; similar results reported from JVashington County. 
Lovistana.—Vermiilion Parish : Reports the tea-plants received and growing finely; 
will succeed well here, and are entitled to general cultivation in this section. 
Iowa.—Mills County: The tea-plants received, and are alive and growing. 
CaLiIFoRNiA.—Butte County: Seed received and planted, but failed to germinate. 
Vireinia.—ing George County: Plants reported as received, but killed by the first 
frost in thefall. [This cannot have been the cause of failure, as the tea-plant resists 
most equally as well-as the privet or the currant bush. | 
The lesson taught, almost universally, by the reports of these experiments, corresponds 
with what we learn from other intelligent sources in regard to the needs of the tea- 
plant, in order to secure luxuriant growth, namely, plenty of moisture seems necessary, 
by irrigation or otherwise; care being taken, at the samo time, to avoid wet, soggy 
land, and to provide shade from hot sun-rays, until the plant islargeenough to protect 
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