486 INCREASE OF TOBACCO CULTURE. 
extends into new sections, where it becomes a permanent 
production if the soil and climate prove congenial. From 
time to time new varieties become known, and are cultivated 
in various countries with success varying according to the 
soil and climate and the knowledge of the planter. Nowhere 
is the plant receiving more attention both in its cultivation 
and manufacture, than in this country. The varieties grown 
in the tropics have been tested with more or less success, and 
bid fair ere long to become the leading kinds in some sec- 
‘ tions. But not alone in this country is the plant attracting 
the attention of the great commercial nations. In Europe 
and Asia as well as in Africa, its production is assuming the 
large proportions due to its vast importance to Agriculture 
and Commerce. 
