Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1822-10-19

board across the bed, and had il pressed
down. Subsequent experience, proved
the compost to be of,he best possible
qualify; the plans grew with the great
est luxuriance, and although frequently
almost daily, watered with three or four
watering cans, foil of water at time,
the earth remained loose and open. |
found however the earth no, to be suf-
ticiently deep, as was much annoyed by
the rising of mushrooms, or as they are
sometimes called toad-stools. This pro-
baby would not have been the case in
SO great degree, had the earth been ten
or twelve inches deep; that par, of the
bed also which was covered the deep
est produced scarcely any plants, and l
had therefore to transplant into it, from
other parts of the bed, where the seed
had been covered lighter, and where
the plants appeared to be too close; a
small bug which appeared shortly after
the plants rose and destroyed some, dis
appeared entirely on making a leech Of
SCOT, and watering the plants and bed
with il.
commenced ransplan,ing into the
lot prepared for the purpose on the Sd
of May. The leaves then about the
size Of a dollar and larger, many plants
were destroyed by the common cut
worm, which had 10 be repantcd, and
against which discovered no remedy
but time, attention and patience.
On the i7th jane one plant mcasur-
ed from the top Of the hill IS inches in
height, Leaf 49, inches long, and 9
inches broad, ID leaves on the stalk.
On the lst July, one plan, measured 3
feet 81 inches in height, one leaf "
inches long, and 10 inches broad with
30 leaves ON the stalk, another having
only Z leaves, one OF which measured
30 inches in length, and IA inches broad.
On the logh OF July the heigh, of one
plant was 5 feet 5 iaches, length Of one
leaf 22@ inches, IL breadth l54 inc hes,
the next day I measured another stalk 5
feet 10 inches in height.
On the 18th of July two stalks were
cut being fully ripe, LIST stalk had II
leaves, 23 inches long IS inches broad !;
I'd do:7 leaves, one ofwhich measured
"a inches long, l6 inches broad.
On the 3ls' July finished cutting one
lot Of first planting abon, BALI an acre.
On The I'm OF Angus, pulled one pod
of Tobacco seed fully ripe.
On the 27th of August finished cut
ting ihe 81 crop Oh the above being tnl
iy ripe.
The foregoing is an abstrac, from a
memoranda made at the several dates
mentioned.
The ground upen which ! planted was
about rich enough to produce good po-
potatoes, had rather westwardiy ex-
posture. A person a few miles from this,
a Mr.. Francis Lyle, to whom had Civ
en- some seed, ib a richer soil, and south
exposure, had some plants the leaves Of
which measured 5 inches long, and II
inches broad, with from IL 20 IS leaves
on the stalk, the leaves are rounding at
the stalk, and at the end like shovel.
The one | have last mentioned had
the creates, number OF superficial
inches that |, have ever heard Of or seen
in tubacco leafs
The curing, was the rock upon which
l feared to split, having no practical
knowledge on the subject and but little
time to bestow upopn.-Tne two stalks
first cut, which l had placed IN differ
ent situations, afforded me an Index
pointing out the true path, and be-
lieve have so far succeeded. The sea-
son being hot and dry, deviation be-
came necessary from the course usu-
ally pursued when more advanced; at
ter being Gu, it must neither be suffered
to remain so long exposed to the sun,
nor after removed SO long in bulk be-
fore it is hung up as is generally re-
commended. 1t also must be hung clo-
ser, and more care must be taken, du-
ring the progress Of curing, to keep 1t
compact; in the FIRST case ii will de-
compose, and the essential oil will es-
cape, in the second the water. will evapo-
rate, and the green coloring matter will
remain in the leaf. s
The whole secret appears 10 be in ex-
polling the coloriDg matter and preserv-
ing the essential oil in which the aroma
exists.
. The volatile parts Of tobacco are wa
ter, the coloring matter and the essential
oil; water is The most volatile, aud if a
single leaf or single stalk is hung up
separately, the water soon escapes, the
pores of the leaf close and the green CO.
loring matter remains.
Al this season, when it is hung up,
there is no danger Of heating under So
dry an atmosphere, nor does there ap-
r. toaot naracritv rf inc nrriutr the