SELECTION FOR SEED. 



of the seed also varies according to the varieties of the plant. 

 The seeds of some species are of a dark brown while others 

 are of a lighter shade. The seeds, however, are so small that 

 the variety to which they belong cannot be determined 

 except by planting or sowing them. 



The plants selected for seed are usually left growing until 

 late in the season, and at night should be protected from the 

 cold and frost by a light covering of some kind this may 

 not be absolutely necessary, as most growers of tobacco have 

 often noticed young plants growing around the base or roots 

 of the seed stalk the seeds of which germinated although 



CAPSULES. (FRUIT BUD.) 



remaining in the ground during the winter. Strong, healthy 

 plants generally produce large, well filled capsules the only 

 ones to be selected by the grower if large, fine plants are 

 desired-. Many growers of tobacco have doubtless examined 

 the capsules of some species of the plant and frequently 

 observed that the capsules or fruit buds are often scarcely 

 more than half-filled while others contain but a few seeds. 

 The largest and finest capsules on the plant mature first, 

 while the smaller ones grow much slower and are frequently 

 several weeks changing from green to brown. Many of the 

 capsules do not contain any seed at all. 



THE SUCKER. 



The offshoots or suckers as they are termed, make their 

 appearance at the junction of the leaves and stalk, about the 

 roots of the plant, the result of that vigorous growth caused 

 by topping. The suckers can har.dly be seen until after the 



