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sent to many sections of the United States and a large number of 

 important varieties have been secured from this source, as in the case 

 of the Ohio Seedleaf, which can be traced directly to Connecticut 

 Broadleaf seed. Grown in the Connecticut Valley, New Hampshire, 

 Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota, 

 and to a slight extent in Indiana and Illinois. 



CIGAR-FILLER TOBACCOS. 



Cuban. Used for high-grade cigar wrappers when grown un- 

 der shade, but is generally grown outside for cigar fillers. Adapted 

 to alluvial or sandy soil resting on red clay subsoil. This variety has 

 a small leaf of fine texture. The leaves are short and round, with 

 small veins, medium to heavy body, varying from 10 to 18 inches in 

 length, and 6 to 14 inches in width. When this variety is taken 

 north the influence of the climate and soil conditions tends to pro- 

 mote the development of a large leaf at the expense of fineness of 

 texture and quality. When grown from freshly imported seed in 

 southern tobacco districts the tobacco seems to retain the valuable 

 equalities of flavor, aroma, smooth taste, and other characters of the 

 imported Cuban tobacco. Whether these qualities can be retained 

 by continued selection of seed from desirable plants is a subject for 

 experimentation, but the evidence obtained up to this time indicates 

 that it is probable that in certain districts in the United States uni- 

 form crops of Cuban tobacco haying a highly desirable flavor and 

 aroma can be produced by the aid of systematic seed selection. In 

 the Connecticut Valley this variety is grown under shade for cigar 

 wrappers, the top leaves being used to a limited extent for cigar fill- 

 ers, and it is grown for cigar fillers in Florida, Texas, Ohio, and 

 Georgia. In Florida and Texas it produces one of the best grades of 

 domestic fillers. 



Zimmer Spanish. Largely used for cigar fillers, and is the 

 most popular and extensively grown domestic filler. It is frequently 

 used for blending with other tobaccos in cigar fillers. It is com- 

 monly believed to be a hybrid of the native Seedleaf and the Cuban 

 variety. Adapted to light loam soil, and in the Miami Valley, Ohio, 

 where this variety is most extensively grown, the surface soil is un- 

 derlaid by a red-brown clay^ loam. The leaves are medium in size, 

 have good body and elasticity, with small veins, and they resemble 

 the Cuban variety. The leaves are set close together on the stalk, 

 from 14 to 20 leaves to the plant, the plants reaching an average 

 height of about 4 feet. This variety produces an average yield of 

 about 600 pounds to the acre. Grown in Ohio and Wisconsin. 



Little Dutch. Used for cigar fillers, making a cigar with an 

 aroma resembling the Yara tobacco grown in eastern Cuba. Adapted 

 to clay loam soils. The seed was introduced in this country from 

 Germany. The leaves are small and narrow and the plants have a 

 short habit of growth, producing a light yield. ^ This tobacco re- 

 quires careful curing and fermentation. Grown in Ohio and to a 

 limited extent in Pennsylvania. 



PIPE TOBACCOS. 



North Carolina Bright Yellow. Used for manufacturing plug 



