11.   Freakish tobacco plants that explode from the soil in this remote river valley grow huge leaves on stalks as thick as baseball bats.

12.   In a few months the trees are expected to grow some leaves.

13.   Increased cocaine production is directly linked to greater acreage devoted to growing coca leaf, the raw material for cocaine.

14.   Lawsuits against tobacco companies, anti-smoking efforts and higher cigarette prices have not been good to those who grow the leaf.

15.   The tree on the east grew no leaves during the spring, while the one on the west flourished, the semi-official China News Service said.

16.   They say that land used to grow coca leaves is especially threatened by the law.