Hungary is a heavy grower of tobacco and 

 produces some of the best in Europe. There is 

 a heavy dark type, of a rich brown color, 

 medium sized leaf with small and thin veins, 

 which is used in cigar manufacture. A small 

 bright yellow leaf is also grown, poor in quality 

 and aroma, which is used for pipe smoking and 

 cigarettes. 



The most important foreign tobacco as re- 

 gards U. S. consumers is that known as Turk- 

 ish. The leaves of the Turkish tobacco are 

 small (about 8" long), clear yellow in color, 

 and have a special aroma, which renders them 

 peculiarly suitable for the manufacturing of 

 cigarettes. The principal producing centers 

 are Macedonia, Albania, Syria, Palestine and 

 Trebizond, that raised in Macedonia being per- 

 haps the most celebrated. Just like the Cuban 

 leaf, the very best grades of Turkish tobacco 

 are not exported, but are kept for domestic 

 consumption. 



Latakia tobacco is produced in the northern 

 part of Syria. This tobacco has a very small 

 nicotine content. It is produced by a special 

 fabrication and is in very great demand as an 

 ingredient of pipe smoking mixtures. 



The District of Cavalla in the Province of 

 Roumelia, is one of the most important tobacco 

 centers in the Turkish Empire. There are 

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