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Plate I. Fig. 1. — Constructing straw shade for seed beds. Fig. 2. —Tobacco 

 seed beds protected with straw shade. Fig. 3. — Tobacco seed 

 beds protected by cloth covering. Fig. 4. — Cloth and straw 



covered seed beds 18 



II. Fig. 1. — Shade-grown tobacco at Aibonito soon after planting. 

 Fig. 2. — Irregular size due to replanting. Fig. 3. — Badly formed 

 leaves for wrappers. Fig. 4. — Good, uniform shade -grown 

 tobacco sixty days after planting 20 



III. Fig. 1. — Plat 1, no fertilizer. Fig. 2. — Plat 2. sulphate of potash 



and acid phosphate. Fig. 3. — Plat 3, sulphate of potash and 

 nitrate of soda. Fig. 4. — Plat 4, acid phosphate and nitrate of 

 soda_._ 24 



IV. Fig. 1. — Plat 5, acid phosphate, sulphate of potash, and nitrate 



of soda. Fig. 2. — Plat 6, acid phosphate, sulphate of potash, 

 nitrate of soda, and lime. Fig. 3. — A good field of tobacco near 

 Aguas Buenas. Fig. 4. — Destructive work of tobacco split 



worm 24 



V. Fig. 1.— Type of Florida Sumatra leaf. Fig. 2.— Good type of 

 leaf for wrappers. Fig. 3. — Type of Connecticut Habana leaf. 

 Fig. 4. — Poor type of leaf for wrappers 30 



TEXT FIGURE. 



Fig. 1. Types of plants used in transplanting: a, poor type; b, good type __ 34 



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