LETTERS ON THE SUBJECT. 57 



I believe the Nicot. Rustica would be tbe sort 

 to grow liere ; it does not grow so large, nor is it 

 so fine as the Vir., but it is hardier. I have no 

 doubt that tobacco could be perfectly grown on 

 many parts of these uplands, and especially the 

 South of England and in Ireland. 



Yours faithfully, 

 (Signed) A. Brotherston. 



Translation of a Letter from a Flemish Farmer. 



12tli March, 1886. 

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The best soil for the cultivation of tobacco is 

 a dark rich peaty, and not too stiff soil, in a 

 sheltei'ed situation ; light- coloured soils (des 

 terres blanches), and an open unprotected 

 country, never suit, several trials having been 

 made at different times, but always without 

 success. 



The cultivation of tobacco demands manual 

 labour, and, above all, a great deal of manure ; 

 but after the manure is put in four or five crops 

 of cereals can be taken, with scarcely any addi- 



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