stinct variety from those kinds bearing pink and yellow blossoms,
and its growth and quality would seem to suggest some doubt as to its
quality and adaptability for cigars. Stephens and other travelers seem
to regard it as tobacco of excellent quality, and allude to its
constant use by the ladies who smoke _puros_, a cigar made of a single
leaf, or formed entirely of tobacco. They also use the _papelotes_
wrapped in paper and sometimes in the dried leaf of maize. It would
seem probable from the climate of Central America, that Guatemala
tobacco would be exactly suited for the manufacture of cigars, but so
little is known concerning it, and its cultivation is so limited, that
at present it is simply a matter of conjecture.

BRAZILIAN CIGARS.

The cigars of Brazil, like those made of South American tobacco, are
noted for their superior flavor. They are made of "Brazilian Aromatic"
one of the finest tobaccos of Brazil. Although but little known in
this country, both the tobacco and the cigars are highly esteemed in
Europe, where most of the leaf is sent. Both Brazilian cigars and the
celebrated "Tauri Cigarettes" possess a delicacy of flavor, described
by travelers as unapproachable by any other variety of cigars and
cigarettes. A late traveler says concerning them:--"Accustomed to
smoke only Havana cigars, I was unprepared to recognize any others as
being worthy even of the name of cigars. I was presented with a box of
Brazilian cigars of commendable size and finish, of a dark color and
of a good flavor, before trying them, I ignited one, merely to test
their quality and not from any impression that they were worth even
the value of the cheapest Havanas. Great was my surprise to find them
of an agreeable flavor and very pleasant to the taste."

The leaf is very thin, and without doubt, well suited for a cigar
wrapper. The flavor of all cigars made from South American tobacco is
similar, especially those made from tobacco grown east of the Andes. A
writer, alluding to their mode of manufacturing cigars for their own
use says:

"They take the leaf after it is cured and ready for
manufacture into cigars, and dampen it, not with pure water
but with water containing the juice of the poppy so as to
produce the effect of opium. When prepared in this manner
they are much esteemed by the Brazilians and especially by
the herders."

AMERICAN CIGARS.

This was the name given to cigars made so