VARIETIES OF THE PLANT. 37 



FLANAGAN". Similar to Little Orinoco, but 

 broader leaf, finer fiber, silky and tough ; fancy wrap- 

 pers, plug fillers. Virginia. 



FLORIDA. Fine texture, silky, thick and elastic; 

 becomes spotted when grown upon certain soils, with 

 white specks when ripening; cigar wrappers, binders 

 and fillers. 



FREDERICK. Akin to White Stem; rough leaf, 

 heavy and rich, stands up well ; mainly for export to 

 Europe. Virginia and Tennessee. 



GLESSNER. Large, handsome leaf, fine texture, 

 soft and elastic ; cigar wrappers and fillers, smokers. 

 Pennsylvania, New York, Wisconsin. 



GOOCH. Broad, round leaf ; leaves thick on stalk ; 

 yellows on hill when ripe ; cures easily ; fancy, bright 

 export, and domestic wrappers and smokers. Virginia, 

 North Carolina. A favorite variety in North and South 

 Carolina. 



GOURD LEAF. Broad, short, fine and silky leaf, 

 yellows on hill ; plug wrappers and fillers, smokers. 

 Virginia. 



GOVERNOR JONES'. Long, narrow leaf, of good 

 body ; plug wrappers and fillers, and for common smok- 

 ing. Kentucky. 



HAVANA SEED. Very thin, fine leaf, fine texture, 

 delicate flavor; cigar wrappers. Connecticut, Massa- 

 chusetts, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Ohio. Plates III, IV. 



HESTER. Broad-shouldered, heart-shaped leaf, fine 

 fiber, silky, cures very bright; plug wrappers, fillers 

 and smokers. A great favorite in North and South 

 Carolina for yellow tobacco. 



HICKORY LEAF. Fine fiber and texture, cures up 

 very bright; plug work, smokers and shipping. West 

 Virginia. 



