Orinoco tobacco leaf is used largely 

 for plug and smoking tobaccos and for 

 the export trade. 



VIRGINIAN. Sun and air-cured tobacco. Leaf 

 is medium in size. Very bright brown 

 color. Is rich in gums and oils which 

 makes it sweet and fragrant and gives 

 it a pleasant taste. Hence it is a favor- 

 ite chewing tobacco. 



PRYOR. There are several varieties under this 

 name : ( 1 ) Medley or White Pry or has 

 a very broad leaf with silky texture and 

 tough fiber. (2) Blue Pry or. Large, 

 long fine leaf and good color. (3) Silky 

 Pryor. A long sharp-pointed leaf; 

 grows thin on the stalk ; very tough and 

 pliant. (4) Yellow Pryor. Heavy, 

 wide leaf, fine bright color, tough and 

 weighs well. 



Pryor is used principally for the ex- 

 port trade and to some extent also in 

 the home trade both for cigar and plug 

 and smoking tobaccos. It is grown 

 generally throughout Virginia, North 

 Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mis- 

 souri and Indiana, the White variety 

 being extensively grown in Virginia. 



