VARIETIES OF THE PLAXT. 39 



and smokers ; sweetest variety grown. Virginia, Mary- 

 land, North Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia, Mis- 

 souri. 



PENNSYLVANIA SEEDLEAF. Coarser and darker 

 than Connecticut seedleaf ; used for some purposes and 

 grown in same States. 



PEBIQUE. Medium-sized leaf, fine fiber, small stem, 

 tough, gummy and glossy ; smoking, chewing, cigars 

 and cigarettes, for mixing with other kinds. Louisiana. 



PITTSYLVANIA, YELLOW. Medium size, leaves 

 elongated, good distance apart, fine texture, small, tough 

 stems ; fine wrappers and fillers, good export variety. 

 West Virginia. 



PEYOB, BLUE. Large, fine leaf, long, and well 

 proportioned, good color, slightly ruffled ; cigar and 

 plug fillers ; stemmers for export. Virginia, North Car- 

 olina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, Indiana. 



PRYOK, SILKY. Long, sharp-pointed leaf, grows 

 thin on the stalk, with a leaf very tough and pliant 

 when cured ; plug wrappers and fillers. North Carolina 

 and Virginia. See Plates XII and XIII. 



PRYOR, YELLOW. Heavy, wide leaf, fine texture, 

 fine, bright color, tough, weighs well ; cigar and plug 

 wrappers and fillers ; stemmers for export. Same as 

 last. 



PRYOR, WHITE (or Medley Pry or). Very broad 

 leaf, soft and silky texture and tough fiber ; a beautiful 

 grower ; plug wrappers and fillers. Virginia. 



SHOESTRING. Heavy leaf, rather narrow, long and 

 large stem ; dark navy plug ; good shipping leaf. Ten- 

 nessee, Kentucky, Missouri, Virginia. 



SLEEK STEM. Large, long leaf, heavy weigher, no 

 ruffles; heavy, dark fillers, shipping leaf. Tennessee. 



SPANISH SEED. Uniform, dark color, medium 

 size leaf, ripens ten days earlier than other varieties; 



