. The Cuba review. 20 THE CUBA REVIEW. fine wrappers; La Salud, second only to Tumbadero, which it greatly resembles; Ar- temisa, a rich, aromatic filler leaf; Govea, a rich leaf, fairly plentiful in its yield of wrappers; Bejucal, which is fairly good; and La Seiba, Wajai Caimito, and San Jose de las Lajas, which are all more or less inferior. Remcdios.—Grown in the Province of Santa Clara. Strictly speaking, the Reme- dies tobacco is raised in a comparatively small area of the province, but the term is somewhat loosely applied to leaf produced in a considerable area, and which is some- times
. The Cuba review. 20 THE CUBA REVIEW. fine wrappers; La Salud, second only to Tumbadero, which it greatly resembles; Ar- temisa, a rich, aromatic filler leaf; Govea, a rich leaf, fairly plentiful in its yield of wrappers; Bejucal, which is fairly good; and La Seiba, Wajai Caimito, and San Jose de las Lajas, which are all more or less inferior. Remcdios.—Grown in the Province of Santa Clara. Strictly speaking, the Reme- dies tobacco is raised in a comparatively small area of the province, but the term is somewhat loosely applied to leaf produced in a considerable area, and which is some- times collectively classed as Vuelta Ar- riba. There is also some tobacco grown in the Province of Puerto Principe which is sold as Remedios. Santa Clara.—Grown in the central por- tion of the Province of Santa Clara, and of excellent flavor and aroma. The Santa Clara leaf is frequently described and sold as Remedios, and has done much to enhance its reputation. Other subdivisions under which tobacco grown in the province are sometimes described include Cienfuegos, Colonia, Santo Domingo, Sagua, and Trini- dad. These are more or less lacking in quality, and have served to detract from the reputation of Remedios. The Sancti Spi- ritus is another classification applied to a leaf grown in the province which stands midway between the better and the inferior growths generally sold as Remedios. Yara.—Grown in the Province of Santia- go de Cuba, and easily the least desirable of all Cuban tobacco. Mayri and Gibari are subdivisions of Yara. The average crop of Yara in a normal season is about 12,000 b|les, and most of it is exported to Germany afid also to Canada and Central America. Cuba's Tobacco in England. According to the consular report sent by the Cuban consul in London, England, the importations of the manufactured product into that country during the year 1907 de- spite the four months strike which seriously afifected the industry in Cuba, shows a de- crease of 20 per cent on
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