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TOBACCO PRODUCTION IN THE UNITED STATES. 



Varieties. 



Description. 



Connecticut Broad Leaf 



Cuba 



C imn in gham . 

 Duck Island . 



Flannagan... 

 Florida Leaf . 

 Frederick.... 



Glessner 



Goocb 



Gourd Leaf 



Governor Jones 



Havana Seed 



Hickory Leaf 



Johnson Green 



Kite-Foot.... 

 Little Dutch. 



Long Green 



Lancaster Broad Leaf. . 



Lovelady 



Mann 



Orinoco .. 



Orinoco Big... 

 -Orinoco Little. 



Pennsylvania Seed-Leaf 



Perique 



Pittsylvania Yellow. 

 Pryor Blue 



Pryor Yellow. 



.Pryor "White (or Medley 

 Pryor). 



Shoestring 



Sleek -stem 



Spanish Seed. 



Thickset. 



Twist-bud 



"Vallandigham- 

 WhiteStem... 



"Wilson's Hybrid. 



Yellow Mammoth. 

 "Williams... 



Modification of above : leaves broader in proportion 

 to length ; fiborM more at right angles to midrib. 



Small lent", grown from imported seed; retains ma ch 

 of the aroma of Cuba-grown tobacco. 



Short, broad leaf ; thick and stalky growth 



Broad loaf ; fine appearance; full grower; originated 

 from Havana seed. 



Similar to Little Orinoco, but broader leaf, finer fiber; 

 Hilliy and tough. 



Fine texture, silky and elastic; becomes spotted 

 with white when ripening. 



Akin to White Stem; rough leaf; heavy and rich; 



stands up welL 

 Large handsome leaf ; fine texture ; soft and elastic . . 



Broad, round leaf: loaves thick on stalk; yellow on 

 hill when ripe ; cures easily. 



Broad, short, fine, and silky leaf; yellows on the hill. 

 Long, narrow loaf, of good body 



Very thin, fine leaf ; fine texture; delicate flavor 



Fine fiber and textnre ; cures up very bright 



Said to be a cross of Orinoco and White Stem ; large, 

 heavy leaf; strong flavor. 



Rather short, wide leaf ; thin ; apt to cure a greenish 

 color unless fully ripe. 



Narrow leaf, small and short ; in flavor resembling 

 Yam tobacco. 



Coarse and heavy; vigorous grower 



Upright grower ; delicate silky fiber 



Same as above 



Cigar wrappers, tillers, and binders 



Fillers and smokers 



Cigar work 



Fancy wrappers ; plug fillers 



Cigar wrappers, binders, and fillers 



Mainly for export to Europe 



Cigar wrappers and fillers ; smokers 



Fancy wrappers and smokers 



Plug wrappers and fillers : smokers 



Plug wrappers and fillers, and for com- 

 mon smoking. 



Cigar wrappers 



Ping work, smokers, and shipping . 

 Strips and shipping leaf 



Where grov 



Connecticut, New York, Wiscoatia. 



Pennsylvania, New York Wison- 



sia, Florida, Louisiana. 



North Carolina. 



New York, Pennsylvania, 



Virginia. 



Florida. 



Virginia, Tennessee. 



Pennsylvania, New York, 

 sin. 



Virginia, North Carolina. 



Virginia. 

 Kentucky. 



Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pe 

 sylvauia, Wisconsia. 



West Virginia. 

 Virginia, 



Indiana. 



For very common cigars; culture de 

 creasing. 



For binders and fillers for cigars; very ' Ohio (Miami valley), 

 popular. 



Heavy shipping leaf 



Long, dark, narrow leaf ; very heavy 



Leaf of good body ; heavy and gummy 



Short, broad leaf; upright growth and open habit; 

 light colored ; much ruflled. 



Short, broad leaf; doubtless same as last named 



Long, narrow, tapering leaf; fine texture; stands up 

 well. 



Same as Connecticut Seed-Leaf 



Medium-sized leaf ; tine fiber; small stem; tough, gum- 

 my, and glossy. 



Medium-size; leaves elongated, good distance apart; 

 fine texture; small tough stums. 



Large, fine leaf, long, and well proportioned ; good 

 color ; slightly raffled. 



Heavy, wide leaf; fine texture; fine bright color; 

 tough; weighs well. 



Very broad leaf; soft and silky texture, and tough 

 fiber; a beautiful grower. 



Heavy leaf ; rather narrow ; long and large stem 



Largo, long leaf; heavy weigher; no ruffles 



Uniform dark color; medium size leaf; ripene ten days 

 earlier than other varieties. 



Leaf long, pointed, narrow; coarse fiber; very short 

 stalk; coarse and heavy. 



Heavy, large leaf; screw-shaped terminal stem 



Large, pointed, smooth leaf 



Leaf long, slender, drooping; tough and fibrous; larg- 

 est leaf grown. 



Said to be an improved Havana; erect habit; easy of 

 cultivation. 



Very large leaf ; rapid grower; yields largely 



Same as Bent-all, grown in Tennessee for twenty-five 

 years an Williams. 



Cigar wrappers, binders, and fillers ; 

 smokers. 



Export; grown for African shippers 



Plug wrappers and fillers ; export 



Plug wrappers and fillers ; for strips and 

 for export leaf. 



Sweet plug wrappers and fillers; export.. 



Principally for plug work and smokers; 

 sweetest variety grown. 



Same as Connecticut Seed-Leaf 



Smoking; cigars and cigarettes; for mix- 

 ing wit'i other kinds. 



Fine wrappers and fillers; good export 

 variety. 



Cigar and plug fillers; stemmers for ex- 

 port. 



Cigar and plug wrappers and fillers ; stem- 

 mers for export. 



Plug wrappers and fillers , 



Dark navy plug ; good stripping leaf 



Heavy dark fillers ; shipping leaf 



Highly prized for dark cigar wrappers 



Common plug work and shipping 



Export mainly ; also for plug fillers 



Cigar wrappers and fillers ; smokers 



Plug wrappers, strips, and shipping leaf 



Cigar wrappers, binders, and fillers 



Stemmed for export, for Swiss wrappers.. 

 British and German export 



Virginia. 



Pennsylvania, Wisconsin. 



Virginia, Tennessee, Indiana. 

 North Carolina. 

 Virginia, Missouri. 



Virginia, Missouri, North Carolina, 

 Tennessee, West Virginia. 



Virginia, North Carolina, Tennea 

 see, West Virgiuia, Missouri. 



Same as Connecticut Seed-Leaf. 

 Louisiana. 



West Virginia. 



Virginia, North Carolina, Ken- 

 tucky, Tennessee, Missouri, In- 

 diana. 



Same as hut. 



Virginia. 



Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri, 

 Virginia. 



Tennessee. 



New York, Illinois, Wisconsin. 



Kontnck v, Missouri, Mary land, 

 West Virginia, Tennessee, east- 

 ern Ohio. 



Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland. 



Wisconsin. 



Virginia. 



New York. 



Tenne 

 Tennessee 



