34 TOBACCO LEAF. 



ties. We by no means contend that absolute perfection 

 has yet been attained in any of our varieties of tobacco, 

 and feel confident that the great development of tobacco 

 culture which is coming in America, will be character- 

 ized by marked improvements in the desirable features 

 of the different classes of leaf. 



PRINCIPAL VARIETIES OF TOBACCO GROWN IN 

 THE UNITED STATES. 



ADCOCK. Wide space between leaves ; ripens uni- 

 formly from top to bottom ; used for yellow wrappers 

 and fillers for plug; excellent fine smokers ^ grown in 

 North Carolina. 



BADEN. Short leaves, light, inclined to be chaffy ; 

 cures a fine yellow, but liable to green spots ; used for 

 plug wrappers and fillers, smokers ; grown in Maryland. 



BALTIMORE CUBA. Long leaf, good body, fine, 

 silky texture, tough ; yields well ; sweats a uniform color ; 

 disseminated by the United States agricultural depart- 

 ment ; used for cigar wrappers and fillers ; grown in 

 Ohio (Miami valley). 



BAT. Large, heavy leaf, red spangled and yellow 

 when cured ; used for manufacturing and shipping ; 

 grown in Maryland. 



BEAT-ALL (same as Williams). Large, spreading 

 leaf, fine fiber, dark, rich and gummy ; export to Great 

 Britain and Germany ; well cured, makes fine Swiss 

 wrappers. Tennessee, Virginia. 



BELKNAP. Sub-variety of Connecticut seedleaf ; 

 same as Connecticut seedleaf. Connecticut, Massachu- 

 setts, New York. 



BULLFACE. Sub-variety of the Pryor ; large, heavy 

 leaf, oval shaped, tough, small stems and fibers ; a lux- 

 uriant grower; heavy shipping, makes good wrappers 

 for cheap plug. Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee. 



