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  History 
  of 
  Durham. 
  

  

  also 
  while. 
  Silky 
  Pryor 
  has 
  a 
  long, 
  sharp-pointed 
  leaf, 
  and 
  

   grows 
  thin 
  on 
  the 
  stalk, 
  with 
  a 
  leaf 
  very 
  tough 
  and 
  pliant 
  

   when 
  cured, 
  which 
  can 
  be 
  handled 
  drier 
  than 
  any 
  other 
  

   variety. 
  The 
  Bullock 
  has 
  a 
  broad, 
  smooth 
  leaf, 
  with 
  no 
  

   rufHe 
  on 
  the 
  stem. 
  It 
  stands 
  heat 
  well 
  in 
  curing. 
  The 
  

   leaves 
  are 
  far 
  apart 
  on 
  the 
  stalk, 
  and 
  it 
  bears 
  few 
  suckers, 
  

   often 
  not 
  more 
  than 
  four 
  or 
  five 
  to 
  the 
  plant; 
  nor 
  do 
  suck- 
  

   ers 
  start 
  from 
  below 
  the 
  surface 
  of 
  the 
  hill. 
  On 
  account 
  of 
  

   the 
  space 
  between 
  the 
  leaves, 
  a 
  hand 
  can 
  sucker 
  one-third 
  

   more 
  of 
  this 
  variety 
  than 
  of 
  any 
  other. 
  The 
  Gary 
  makes 
  a 
  

   good 
  sample, 
  has 
  a 
  round 
  leaf, 
  and 
  yellows 
  well 
  on 
  the 
  hill. 
  

   Virginia 
  Seed-Leaf 
  and 
  Tally 
  are 
  also 
  grown 
  to 
  some 
  extent. 
  

   The 
  Yellow 
  Orinoco 
  has 
  largely 
  the 
  preference 
  among 
  plan- 
  

   ters, 
  the 
  Gooch 
  and 
  the 
  Bull-face 
  coming 
  next, 
  and 
  perhaps 
  

   the 
  Yellow 
  Pryor 
  next 
  to 
  them, 
  and 
  the 
  Little 
  or 
  Sweet 
  Ori- 
  

   noco, 
  the 
  Blue 
  Pryor, 
  the 
  Adcock, 
  the 
  Mann, 
  and 
  the 
  Cun- 
  

   ningham, 
  are 
  extensively 
  cultivated. 
  One 
  general 
  truth 
  

   is 
  established: 
  that 
  soil 
  adapted 
  to 
  coarse 
  shipping 
  to- 
  

   bacco 
  will 
  not 
  produce 
  fine 
  tobacco 
  with 
  any 
  variety, 
  and 
  

   vice 
  versa. 
  

  

  All 
  varieties 
  cure 
  dark 
  brown 
  or 
  red 
  when 
  grown 
  on 
  red- 
  

   clay 
  soils 
  with 
  heavy 
  dark 
  or 
  brown 
  top 
  soil, 
  but 
  incline 
  to 
  

   brighter 
  and 
  lighter 
  hues 
  on 
  sandy, 
  gra}^ 
  soil, 
  with 
  yellowish 
  

   subsoil, 
  and 
  cure 
  from 
  bright 
  red 
  to 
  mahogany 
  and 
  fine 
  yel- 
  

   low. 
  On 
  all 
  fresh 
  lands, 
  except 
  the 
  very 
  best 
  fancy 
  tobacco 
  

   soils, 
  all 
  varieties 
  are 
  somewhat 
  lighter 
  and 
  brighter 
  than 
  

   on 
  old 
  lands. 
  This 
  is 
  especially 
  the 
  case 
  with 
  those 
  lands 
  

   which 
  will 
  only 
  produce 
  shipping 
  leaf 
  after 
  the 
  first 
  or 
  sec- 
  

   ond 
  year. 
  

  

  Such 
  is 
  the 
  effect 
  of 
  soils, 
  that 
  the 
  purity 
  of 
  any 
  variety 
  

   can 
  only 
  be 
  preserved 
  by 
  procuring 
  seed 
  from 
  the 
  soil 
  which 
  

   produces 
  its 
  original, 
  and 
  most 
  perfect 
  type. 
  This 
  is 
  a 
  rule, 
  

   however, 
  of 
  very 
  little 
  practical 
  value 
  until 
  experiments 
  

   shall 
  have 
  determined 
  the 
  entire 
  subject 
  of 
  adaptability, 
  

   and 
  even 
  then 
  the 
  purity 
  of 
  any 
  given 
  variety 
  can 
  only 
  be 
  

   maintained 
  by 
  great 
  care. 
  The 
  seed-plants 
  must 
  be 
  remote 
  

   from 
  any 
  other 
  variety 
  to 
  avoid 
  the 
  intermixture 
  of 
  pollen 
  

   by 
  insects, 
  and 
  the 
  seed 
  is 
  to 
  be 
  selected 
  from 
  the 
  crown, 
  

   that 
  alone 
  reproducing 
  the 
  same 
  plant. 
  Seeds 
  from 
  the 
  

   lower 
  and 
  side 
  shoots 
  grow 
  plants 
  resembling 
  those 
  coming 
  

   from 
  seeds 
  of 
  suckers 
  ; 
  indeed, 
  the 
  side 
  shoots 
  are 
  but 
  

   suckers. 
  

  

  