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FicurRE 11.—Southern Maryland tobacco in the field. Typical view showing 
characteristic appearance of the leaf. Note breadth of leaf at shoulders, that 
is, just below the tips; also the upright habit of growth. In this respect some 
Maryland tobaeco resembles the stand-up strains of Burley. 
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Figure 12.—Haryesting Maryland tobacco. The tobacco is cut and allowed to 
lie on the ground for a few hours until it has wilted. The stalks are pierced 
by a steel spearhead on the end of sticks on which they are hung in the curing 
barns, 
