Leaf Tobacco - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 48330 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 114.01 SOLANACEAE Nicotiana sp | Entry Book Number | 82.1906 | |
| Artefact Name | Leaf Tobacco | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | Nigeria | TDWG Region | Nigeria | ||
| Parts Held | Leaf Tobacco | Geography Description | South Nigeria, Owerri | ||
| Uses | Leaf TobaccoUse: User: | TDWG use | |||
| Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Sherriff JW | Donor No | |||
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| Notes: | Label source: Tobacco grown and cured at Owerri. Label source: Copy of a letter Aug. 9 1906 original to Director 9.8.06. Specimen 82/1906 Letter 202 1906 J.H.H. J M Hillier Esq. 79 Mark Lane London 8th Aug 1906. Dear Sir, As desired we beg to give you h, erewith our report on the type sample of Tobacco grown at Owerri Eastern Province of South Nigeria West Africa. To judge from the character i.e. structure of this leaf it would appear that the tobacco was raised either from Cuba or Cuba-Canary seed. The l, eaves had evidently not undergone proper fermentation when they were dispatched, as they show undeveloped colours; they are mostly of a thin silky texture but of a partly unripe character which deprives the leaf somewhat of its elasticity. The flavour alt, hough mild, is rather deficient in aroma, it is similar to that of Canary (Tenerife) tobacco and to the tobacco raised in resent years on a small scale in the Cameroons (Burundi). These Canary and West African Tobaccos have so far not attracted much atten, tion in the European markets. Apart from their peculiar flavour the cost of production seems to be higher than that of kindred grades of Cuba and Brazil for which there is an established demand. It is not possible to name a fixed commercial value for this, Nigerian leaf tobacco as our manufacturers are very reluctant to take up new growths of tobacco. We should say however that this Nigerian tobacco leaf if properly fermented, assorted and packed would have a value either for cigar purposes or as a blend w, ith American smoking tobaccos of about 5d to 8d per pound in bond. This Nigerian tobacco being partly lacking in substance may probably be due to the fact that the seed from which it was raised was either poor or too old. In the experiments of planting to, bacco new sound seed should be used. Always of of your service we are Dear Sir Yours Truely, H O Muller & Co. | ||||