The district of Latakia, in the northern part of Syria, has long been celebrated for its tobacco, which is the chief product of the mountainous part. There are several kinds:—(1) _Abu Riha_ or _Dgebeli_, found in its best state among the mountains of the Nesseries (Ansaries), which possesses a peculiar and much-admired aroma, derived from its being exposed, from November to April, to the smoke of fires of _ozer_ (_Quercus Ilex_, or _Q. Cerris_); (2) _Dgidar_, including a number of kinds, of medium strength, and in great favour locally on account of its low price; (3) _Scheik-el-Bent_, almost equal to _Abu-Riha_, and often substituted for it. The plain of Koura is remarkable for its tobaccos, which are rather strong, but much admired. The villages of Lebail and Serai produce better tobacco than Koura. The district of Gebail (Gebel) in Kesrasan (Castravan) affords the best and dearest tobacco in Syria; it is very brittle, and its ash is quite white. The country south of Lebanon yields very ordinary qualities, known as _Salili_, _Tanoné_, and _Takibé_, or generically as _Berraoni_; these are mixed with stronger kinds for use. The best of the _Abu-Riha_ is yielded by the plant called _Karn-el-Gazel_; the second quality is termed _Bonati_. The exports of tobacco from Alexandretta in 1879 were:—To Egypt, 91 tons, value 6380_l._; Turkey, 24 tons, 1920_l._; England, 51 tons, 2550_l._; France, 1 ton, 80_l._ The exports from Aleppo in 1878 were 30 tons, value 1200_l._, to Great Britain. The yield of the crop in Thessaly was 1,116,000 _okes_ (of 2·83 lb.) in 1877, 210,000 in 1878, and 890,000 in 1879. The crop of Prevesa in 1878 was 4000 _okes_, value 215_l._ The exports from Dedeagatch were about 260 bales, value 1000_l._, in 1878; and 600 bales, value 2400_l._, in 1879. Considerable quantities are grown around Sinope. Tobacco is one of the principal products of the district of Samsoun, and is of good quality. The average yield is 7,000,000 lb. yearly. It is grown near the sea-shore, and not eastward of Yomurah, at Matchka and Trebizonde, and especially at Akché-Abad. But the aggregate crop in these localities is hardly ⅓ of the quantity produced at Samsoun, and the quality is far inferior. The Samsoun product is usually purchased largely on account of the French Government. The exports from Samsoun in 1878 were:—To Turkey, 2,680,000 _kilo._, value 160,800_l._; France, 583,500 _kilo._, 28,008_l._; Russia, 575,000 _kilo._, 57,500_l._; Germany, 400,000 _kilo._, 7200_l._; Austria, 327,220 _kilo._, 31,266_l._; Great Britain, 87,567 _kilo._, 1576_l._; total, 4,653,287 _kilo._, 286,350_l._ The exports of Turkey-produced tobacco from Trebizonde in 1879 were:—To Turkey, 14,864 cwt., value 44,592_l._; Russia, 866 cwt., 2598_l._; Great Britain, 490 cwt., 1470_l._; Austria and Germany, 204 cwt., 612_l._; total, 16,424 cwt., 49,272_l._