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NZ Truth, Issue 1103, 20 January 1927, Page 3

1 — :■-■■.. ■■'■>■*! ■ -.-■•■' t '■'. ': T"T Few people are probably aWare that tob.acco -(va&Tat oi\e time extensively cultivated. ;in England! .'' Winchcpmbe, In Gloucestershire, claims the honour; of being' the .first place* m the Old Country to grow the weed; The dried and cured leaf was comparatively ex? pensive at first, but by the time of James 11. the "beßt Virginia" was sold at 2s per lb., and was m great derriarid. It would be interesting to" compare, if that, were possible, the- tobatoco <ot that day with that of our own day. Modern methods of manufacture have of course worked wonders. Some <of the purest tobaccos now on the market are grown iri New ' and- -the jr owe their fine flavour largely to the fact that they are all toasted— a new . i departure. Owing to their containing such a trlfT ling amount of nicotine these brands; may be smoked all day. without uri~ pleasant or injurious oorisequences: "Riverhead Gold" is .aj fine aromatic tobacco,' "Toasted Navy Gut" (Bulldog label) medium, and "Cut Plug 1 No. 10" (full's Head) full-fiavoured..:j|rhey are mjeeting with a big sale.* yjj