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CURING IN OTHER COUNTRIES. 



In Mexico the leaves are hung up on bast* strings, dried 

 in the shade and then sent to the chief depots, where, when 

 they have undergone fermentation, they are sorted, and tied 

 up in bundles. In Persia, the plants are carried to the shed 

 and heaped, and in four or five days the desired pale yellow 

 color is further developed. The stalks and center stem of 

 each leaf are now removed and thrown away, while the leaves 

 are heaped together in the drying house for another three 

 or four days, when they are fit for packing. 



In Turkey the bunches of leaves are exposed to the sun to 



STRIPPING. 



dry, and some months' exposure is necessary before they are 

 sufficently matured for baling. Rain sets in at a later period, 

 and the tobacco becoming moist and fit for handling, is then 



*The Inner bark of the lime-tree. 



