LITTLE A very favorite pipe-smoking to- 

 DUTCH. bacco. It has a small nicotine con- 

 tent (less than 1%). The leaf is small; 

 narrow, thick and short ; dark brown in 

 color, glossy surface and sweet in taste. 

 It is grown extensively in the Miami 

 Valley of Ohio. 



SUMATRA Grown principally in Florida from 

 SEED. imported Sumatran seed. The leaf 



is light in weight and color, not long 

 compared with other seedleaf varieties. 

 Very narrow and with fine ribs. Used 

 in cigar trade and grown extensively 

 also in the New England states. 



CUBAN This has the usual qualities of Cuban 

 SEED. tobacco but with inferior fragrance 

 and aroma to the native grown. Princi- 

 pally raised in Pennsylvania, New 

 York, Wisconsin, Connecticut and 

 Florida for the cigar trade. 



PERIQUE. A special variety of tobacco grown 

 only in a small area of Louisiana. The 

 leaf is medium in size, has a fine fiber 

 with small stems. Tough, gummy and 

 glossy. It is grown in a deep, rich soil 

 and grows very rapidly. Its special 

 characteristics are acquired in the cur- 

 ing, which is a special process peculiar 

 50 



