. Cultivation of tobacco in the Philippine Islands. Tobacco. 18 any hard and fast rules as to the type of tobacco that is best suited to all soils, the grower must use his own judgment and select toward a good type which he thinks his soil is best adapted to Fig. 2. Tobacco Leaf, Desirable Shape. (A Fig. 3. Tobacco Leaf, Undesir- Leaf of this Shape Will Furnish Eight able Shape. (A Leaf of this Wrappers.) Shape Will Furnish Four Wrappers. ) The flowers of the tobacco plant are able to pollinate themselves, but when allowed to bloom in their natural way, are cross-pollinated by inse
. Cultivation of tobacco in the Philippine Islands. Tobacco. 18 any hard and fast rules as to the type of tobacco that is best suited to all soils, the grower must use his own judgment and select toward a good type which he thinks his soil is best adapted to Fig. 2. Tobacco Leaf, Desirable Shape. (A Fig. 3. Tobacco Leaf, Undesir- Leaf of this Shape Will Furnish Eight able Shape. (A Leaf of this Wrappers.) Shape Will Furnish Four Wrappers. ) The flowers of the tobacco plant are able to pollinate themselves, but when allowed to bloom in their natural way, are cross-pollinated by insects which are attracted to the flowers by the sweet fluid in the bottom of the flower tube. In visiting flower after flower the fine pollen dust which sticks to the body of the insect is carried from the flowers of one plant to those of another and cross-jjollination takes places. In this way a good plant may be crossed with a very poor one and plants grown from such seed are likely to be undesirable and not closely resemble either of the parent plants. To prevent selected plants from becoming crossed with poor ones, it is necessary to protect the flowers from. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Brewer, B. E. Manila, Bureau of Public Printing
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