The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-05-03
TOBACCO PLANT
BORN TO ORDER
Developed According to SpecIil-
cations Listed in Advance.
HARVARD EXPERT IS PARENT
New Plant Is ciaar.Wrspper Tobacco
combino Desirable Qualities Of
Several Existing Varieties and None
Of Their Defects and Possessing Sew
ersi Worthwhile Characteristics IN
known In the Older Varieties.


What Is claimed TO he the first plant
actually made to order according 10
Specifications listed in advance, has
been developed by Prof. Edward NJ.
East OF Harvard tOr the Connecticut
agricultural experiment station at New
Haven, Conn.
The new plant, known Us Round
Tip is cigar-wrupper tobacco cont
bining. IL Is claimed. the desirable quail
tiles .of several existing varieties and
none of their defects and possessing
several worthwhile characteristics I'M
known in the older varieties. II was
produced by Il scientific application of
the laws of hercdity, with the investi-
cation Of which Professor East has
| been identified Tor many years.
Ncw Varieties of plants are not par
icuIurly rare, II is said. and new names
for old varieties are Ms common as
rrrckles ON rcdhcadcd boy, but In
| the pust, according TO the Harvard hio-
! IogistS. the new things IN the plant
world have been more or less acclden-
tai. Crosses tbey say, have been made
| IndisCrinlnutCly, trusting To pr0vi.
dcnce that something good would turn
up, and occasionally Providence has
| come To the rescue.
Building" q Wrapper.
In this case study Of cigar leaf
wrappers was made, and the character.
| Istlcs demanded 10y grower, manufac'
! turer and consumer We're set down as
cOld-bloOdedly as builder would plan
! The requirements for b1nse. Existing
varieties were then examined in the
| field and In the warehouse with The
mlnutest care, seeking those which
when combined would give the greatest
possible chance Of success. Finally II
was decided the success OF the project
depended 0n crossing ihe two varieties
| Sumaira and broadlcaf.
'"The Round Tip" said Professor
East, has the large leaf and the close
| arrangement OF leaves characteristic VI
the brUadleaf variety. The leaves grow
| upright, as do ,huse Of the Sumstra
thus eliminating the loss from torn
| leaves which so often results from the
| dropping leaves OF the other parent
The leaf Is even broader than the Su
! matra and 50 increases the yield Oi
cigar wrappers Since the broadleaf Il
too thick aud has too pronounced q
flavor for most smokers, and since the
Smrntra l. too thin and has no flavor
the new tobacco was made ntermedl
hte IN these respects. Finally the
Round Tip develops six or seven more
leaves Than The old varieties. liusscSsc,
n wonderful root system, making Il
stand up under winds that lay Other
tobaccos low, and has u resistance Il
root rot which came To II 10y accident
rather rlan by design.
Has Three Years Test.
"Thp Round Tip has hecn distribute,
To Connecticut tobacco growers by Dr
Donald +. Jones, former pupil al
Harvard, Who is now connected Will
the Connecticut agricultural expert
rnent station. 1t has had three years
test aud has been reported nn 10y some
torty-odd planters.
Crops Of $500 pounds per acre dOu
bic the yield OF ordinary varieties, have
been obtained under exceptional condi
lions, and on the average 2,0Cn pound,
may he confidently expected. But what
pleascE rs most Is thai by this expert
nent we have demonstrated that the
true fundamental principles Of plant
breeding which Ne have spent years In
studying can be applied Ia " specific
problem with such useful results"
Professor East holds the chair u
experimental plant murphOlOsy at IN,
BusSey institution, the department nj
Harvard university devoted 20 FeSea rel
Nhd DstPuctiOD In applied biology. III
~ the aurbOr Of several relnmrs al
technical papers on herediiy, snd Ia
collaboration with Doctor Jones ,nlb
Iished work OH the effects Of In
breeding and OptGreedlnE" " Sulnaai,
and plants, and The hearing or ,he ~
suits on Che npbuildlBE " nations.