ordinary paper bag, which is a very simple, cheap, and 

 at the same time effective method of protecting the flower 

 from cross-pollination and injurious insects. For this 

 purpose the 12 ft size bags are found admirably suited, 

 as they give sufficient room for the proper development 

 of the flowerhead of an ordinary tobacco plant, and at the 

 same time they are not heavy enough to injure the pla:it 

 in any way. The bag with a roof -shaped bottom is 



Photo takev by Mvharajkumar Victok X. Xvkayax. 



Hon* of a tobacco grower who is a tenant in Senor Suarez's plantation 

 in Puerto de Golpe, Cuba. 



better than the square bottom shape because it sheds the 

 rain better. The proper time for placing the bag over 

 the plant is just before the earliest flowers begin to open. 

 After five or six days the bag should be temporarily 

 removed, and all suckers broken off. It should be 

 replaced at once, and elevated a little above its original 

 position, in order to give sufficient room for the develop- 



