Slate Seed Co., Seedsmen Since 1866, South Boston, Virginia 
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Briqht Tobaccos 
FOR THE FLUE-CURED BELT OF VA., N. C., S. C., 
GA., and FLA. 
Slate's Gold Dollar 
3003— SLATE’S GOLD DOLLAR— For the past 
few years this variety has been very popular in the 
new belt of Eastern Carolinas and Georgia. Trials 
conducted on our farm lead us to think that GOLD 
DOLLAR is not a new variety but a good strain of 
the Hickory Pryor family. It is a safe sort for any 
sandy soil in the New Belt and can be used with very 
good results on most soils in the Old Belt. In growth 
it is rather tall with wide leaves of good length, 
shows all of the characteristics of the Pryor family 
and should make a most desirable grade of leaf. It is 
of the priming type, producing a high grade smoking 
leaf that normally cures easily and brings top market 
prices. GOLD DOLLAR is adapted to a wide range 
of soils but it makes its best on sandy soils of medium 
fertility. It combines weight and color to a very de¬ 
sirable degree and we can recommend it to growers in 
Eastern North and South Carolina, Georgia and 
Florida. 
Oz. $1.00, 4 oz. $2.75, lb. $7.00, postpaid. 
3015— YELLOW MAM MOTH— This variety is 
used over the whole of the bright belt with excellent 
results. It bears a strong resemblance to the old 
Conqueror which was one of our finest bright sorts 
fifty years ago. It grows large, ripens uniformly and 
produces a thin bright leaf. It seems to do well on 
both sand and clay soils and it can be cured easily 
even when grown on strong land. The leaves are well 
spaced on the stalk, very wide, and long. It colors 
up well in the field and is easily cured into a bright 
smoker. It has proven very resistant to disease and 
a reliable producer under practically all conditions. 
Oz. $1.00, 14 lb. $2.75, lb. $7.00, postpaid. 
3002— SLATE’S IMPROVED BIG WARNE — 
One of the best bright sorts for Virginia, North 
Carolina, South Carolina, or Georgia. The leaves are 
long, medium broad, and well spaced on the stalk. 
For thin or medium soils, this makes an ideal variety, 
but on rich land it may grow rather rough. Cures 
into a bright yellow leaf with good weight and fine 
texture. 
Oz. 75c, % lb. $2.25, lb. $6.00, postpaid. 
3010— BONANZA. —This was introduced some 
years ago as a new variety but we can see no differ¬ 
ence in it and Hickory Pryor. It is well adapted to 
the sandy soils of the eastern belt of N. C., S. C., and 
Georgia. A strong grower, resisting disease to a re¬ 
markable degree. The plants are tall, erect, with 
broad tapering leaves of good length. It is easily 
cured into a bright lemon yellow and will be found a 
most profitable sort. 
Oz. 75c, % lb. $2.25, lb. $6.00, postpaid. 
3034— HICKORY PRYOR. — A bright tobacco 
noted for its high color and heavy weight. On sandy 
soils where it is hard to obtain good weight, this 
makes an ideal sort. Leaf is medium long, broad, and 
tapering to sharp tip. Fine texture, well spaced on 
stalk, and easily cured. 
Oz. 75c, 14 lb. $2.25, lb. $6.00, postpaid. 
3009— CASH. —We obtained this variety some 
years ago from the North Carolina Experiment Sta¬ 
tion and have found it to be an excellent bright sort 
for the Piedmont section of Virginia, North Carolina, 
and certain sections of South Carolina and Georgia. 
It is of the Adcock type but more reliable than Ad¬ 
cock in our opinion. The leaf is wide, of medium 
length and on the average soil does not grow so large. 
We have found it easy to cure into a medium thin 
bright that commands good prices. It is not so brittle 
as Adcock, nor does it disease as readily. We con¬ 
sider this one of the leading introductions to the 
bright class of the past few years. 
Oz. $1.00, % lb. $2.75, lb. $7.00, postpaid. 
3020 — JAMAICA WRAPPER. — An excellent 
bright tobacco for sandy soils that is very popular in 
certain sections of North Carolina. The leaf is broad, 
of medium length, and runs to a sharp tip. It makes 
good weight and is easily cured a bright yellow. 
Oz. 75c, 14 lb. $2.25, lb. $6.00, postpaid. 
3008— IMPROVED WHITE STEM ORONOKO. 
—This is one of the oldest varieties of tobacco now 
in cultivation. Years ago it was a leading bright sort 
and it still makes good crops under proper conditions, 
but when growing conditions are not right, it will 
sometimes cure red or mahogany instead of yellow. 
The leaf is rather long, wide, and of fine texture. It 
has good weight and is very well adapted to thin clay 
soils. 
Oz. 75c, 14 lb. $2.25, lb. $6.00, postpaid. 
TREATED TOBACCO SEED 
We were the first to offer treated tobacco seed for 
sale. Now we are the first to discard this idea. Our 
reasons are these. The idea of treating tobacco seed 
was bom about the time that “Wild-Fire” threatened 
to make tobacco growing unprofitable. Since then we 
have learned more about this and other tobacco diseases 
and know that the germ of the disease is rarely carried 
by the seed. Further, we have our tobacco fields in¬ 
spected every year by an inspector from the Virginia 
Department of Agriculture who certifies them free from 
disease. So why treat good healthy seed and run the 
risk of injuring their germination. Treated seed are 
as obsolete as the horse and buggy. 
