EXPERIMENTS WITH TOBACCO. 
17 
North Carolina. It is of good size and weight, and early 
to mature. 
Big Orinoco —A variety of great vigor; fine for ma¬ 
hogany and red wrappers. 
Little Orinoco —This variety has long, tapering leaves, 
of fine texture, which stand up well, and is said to be the 
sweetest variety grown. Used principally for plug 
work and smokers. 
Vudta Abajo —Or low-land tobacco, is among the 
earliest varieties to mature here. Recommended for its 
delicate flavor. 
j Elkerson’s Yellow —This is a very vigorous yellow 
variety, with thick, upright, ovate lanceolate leaves. 
Havanna Saqua Le Grande —This variety was sent to 
the Department of Agriculture by the Consul General at 
Havanna in 1886. Used for wrappers, of medium vigor, 
drooping leaves. 
One-Sucker Virginia —An early variety of vigorous 
habit and upright foliage. Needs but one suckering, and 
on this account desirable. 
Improved Havanna —An early variety of but moder¬ 
ate vigor. Used tor wrappers, and will bear quite close 
planting. 
Missouri Broad Leaf —A standard sort of great 
vigor. Valuable for cigar wrappers, and very early to 
mature. 
Yara —A variety largely grown in Virginia. Re¬ 
markable for the fineness of its foliage and great delicacy 
of flavor. 
Golden Leaf —This sort resembles the Missouri Broad 
Leaf in its habits of growth and general vigor. Used 
for bright wrappers. 
White Barley —This is a standard sort, very highly 
thought of at the West, of unrivalled vigor, carrying its 
leaves near the ground, from short internodes. It was 
the earliest variety grown, being ripe on the hill August 
16th. LTsed for bright wrappers. 
