continuous flow of tobacco particles the component parts of the feed unit 100 not described here in detail being of conventional embodiment are arranged in such a way as to direct the tobacco along a predetermined feed path toward a unit 101 by which it is formed into a continuous stream 102 two such streams 102 are illustrated each caused to advance together with a web 103 of paper drawn from a roll 104 following a path that passes through a print device 105 and toward a garniture tongue 106 on which the web 103 of paper is wrapped around the stream 102 of tobacco the web 103 functions as the aforementioned tubular wrap 4 a used to fashion the continuous cigarette rod 4 whilst the present invention is described and illustrated with reference to a twin track type of cigarette making line with two garniture tongues it is applicable likewise advantageously to lines having a single garniture tongue the continuous rod 4 is advanced by feed means 5 along a respective feed direction d and through a welding sealing station 6 where the longitudinal edges 4 b are joined permanently one to another located beyond the welding sealing station 6 is a cutting station 107 where the continuous rod 4 is divided up by a rotary cutter device 108.