486 INCREASE OF TOBACCO CULTURE. 



extends into new sections, where it becomes a permanent 

 production if the soil and climate prove congenial. From 

 time to time new varieties become known, and are cultivated 

 in various countries with success varying according to the 

 eoil and climate and the knowledge of the planter. Nowhere 

 is the plant receiving more attention both in its cultivation 

 and manufacture, than in this country. The varieties grown 

 in the tropics have been tested with more or less success, and 

 "bid fair ere long to become the leading kinds in some sec- 

 tions. But not alone in this country is the plant attracting 

 the attention of the great commercial nations. In Europe 

 and Asia as well as in Africa, its production is assuming the 

 large proportions due to its vast importance to Agriculture 

 and Commerce. 



