. Bulletin. 1901-13. Agriculture; Agriculture. BREWER HYBRID VARIETY. 67 in the case of the Havana seed variety grown in this valley, the tips of the leaves produce the high-grade wrappers. It has long been recog- nized that a most important problem was the production of a smaller leaf Avith more uniform texture adapted for cigar-wrapper manu- facture. The Brewer Hybrid possesses many important characters that are distinct improvements over the Broadleaf variety. The average num- ber of leaves is 21; length of leaves, 27J inches; width, 19J inches; shape, very round; height of plants, 42 inche
. Bulletin. 1901-13. Agriculture; Agriculture. BREWER HYBRID VARIETY. 67 in the case of the Havana seed variety grown in this valley, the tips of the leaves produce the high-grade wrappers. It has long been recog- nized that a most important problem was the production of a smaller leaf Avith more uniform texture adapted for cigar-wrapper manu- facture. The Brewer Hybrid possesses many important characters that are distinct improvements over the Broadleaf variety. The average num- ber of leaves is 21; length of leaves, 27J inches; width, 19J inches; shape, very round; height of plants, 42 inches; circumference of stem, 2^ inches; length of internode, 2 inches; number of suckers, 2, of medium size. The time of maturity is eighty-five days. The suckering habit of the h3?^brid is rather unsatisfac- tory^ at the present time, for it seems to inherit the sucker- ing tendency of the Cuban tobacco; but as some of the plants in this variety have been found to be compara- tively free from suckers there is little doubt that nonsuck- ering strains can be developed by seed selection. An illustration of the Brewer Hybrid is shown in figure 13. The typical shape and size of leaf of the hybrid are shown in figure 14. In the case of both the Cooley Hybrid and the Brewer Hybrid the tobacco can be sold by the growers and utilized by the manufacturers as improved Havana seed and Connecticut Broadleaf tobacco, respectively. In this way their production will not disturb the established market standards, but simply meet the demands of the market for improved Avrapper and binder tobaccos to the benefit of both the grower and the manu- fa(; Fig. 14.—Typical leaf of the Brewer Hybrid tobacco. Connecticut Broadleaf, female parent; Cuban, male parent. The broad, very round leaf, fine venation, and other desirable characters of the Cuban tobacco are evident. These characters are combined ni the hybrid with the burn, body, and taste of the Con- necticut Broadleaf, the mother parent. 96.
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