nced
it 'of a superior kind.' The flavor was exceedingly fine,
but it had not been allowed to come to maturity, hence it
was thin and shriveled. It had also been spoilt by rain,
and consequently its market value could not be fairly
tested. The experiment, it is clear, was not conducted with
proper care by most of those to whom the seed was confided,
but the Local Government considered that on the whole the
result was satisfactory, as showing that there was every
probability that Shiraz tobacco, with care and proper
gardening, might be introduced into the Bombay Presidency.

"In August, 1869, the Bombay Government again distributed a
small supply of seed of the Shiraz, Havana, and other
varieties to the superintendents of cotton experiments, and
to the collectors of Kaira, Khandesh, Dharwar, and
Kurrachee, for experimental cultivation. The seeds did well
in the hands of all the superintendents, who reported very
favorably on the plants raised from them. In Sind only the
soil in which the seed was sown proved unsuitable. In
Dharwar all the five varieties germinated, though the
Maryland failed to some extent, and a considerable quantity
of seed of each variety was secured. Of Latakia, only twenty
grains were sent to the superintendent; and the quantity in
each case increased to one pound from the produce of the
plants. These two varieties of tobacco, however, were not so
much admired by the cultivators as Shiraz, Havana, and
Maryland, to which they gave a decided preference. The only
varieties of seed which were available for experiments at
Broach and Veermgaum were Havana and Shiraz. In both places
the plants came up well, and a large quantity of seed was
obtained from them. That sent to Broach arrived a little too
late in the season to admit of an extensive experiment being
made; this indeed appears to have been the case at all the
other places. The seed, however, was of good quality,
germinated freely, and produced excellent plants in a very
short time.

"The first transplanting was made out into a field in an
open piece of land, where they commenced growing vigorously,
but the rains being then over, swarms of small locusts made
their appearance, and ate up the young plants before they
had thoroughly established themse