398 PERSIAN TOBACCO. 



and about ten inches wide. The planters cure by air-drying 

 in sheds, and afterwards it is tied up in hands and baled for 

 export. For their own use, they have adopted the method 

 of the Brazilians, sprinkling the leaf with water containing 

 the juice of the poppy. 



The flavor is rich and mellow; a little more oily than 

 Havana leaf. It is used for the manufacture of cigars. 

 Orinoco tobacco makes very fine flavored cigars, burning 

 freely, and leaving a pearl-colored ash ; it is considered by 

 the Venezuelans to be much better than any variety grown 

 in South America. In cultivating it the planters use no fer- 

 tilizers whatever, taking up new land as the old wears out. 

 The crop is gathered first in May, and then in September. 



PEBSIAN TOBACCO. 



Shiraz tobacco is a native of Persia, and is one of the finest 

 varieties for the pipe to be found in 

 the East. The plant differs from most 

 varieties in the color of the flowers and 

 the form of the leaves. It is not adapted 

 for cigars as it does not readily ignite, 

 and this variety together with Manilla, 

 are known as non-burning tobaccos. 

 After curing, the color is a light yellow, 

 the flavor mild and not unlike Latakia 

 and Turkish tobacco. The color of the 

 flowers like those of Guatemala tobacco, 



SHIRAZ TOBACCO, H ffllA. fc ^^ ^ ^ ^^ respect g nearly 



similar to other kinds. 



AMEESFOOKT TOBACCO. 



This variety of tobacco is cultivated quite extensively in 

 Holland, in the Yeluwe (valley of Guelderland). The plant is 

 of good size and averages 1.580 kilos to the hectare. The 

 cultivation is very carefully conducted on the richest soil. 

 The leaf is very fine and is free from large fibres, fitting it 

 for cigars. Large quantities are also used in the manufact- 

 ure of snuff. The tobacco plant has been cultivated in 



