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dilated and stem-clasping. ©.H. Flowers pale red, suborbi- 
cular, or with the margin obsoletely pentagonal. Perhaps not 
distinct from the species under the same name. 
Var. y, palléscens (Schrank, 1. c.) corollas acute; leaves 
ovate, acuminated, attenuated at the base, sessile, subdecurrent. 
©. H. Corolla white, with a rose-coloured margin, white be- 
neath. 
Var. 6, álipes (Schrank, l. c.) angles of corolla acuminated ; 
leaves ovate, acuminated, attenuated into the petioles at the 
base, which are broadly winged ; wings reflexed, at length half 
stem-clasping, ‘and a little decurrent. ©. H. Flowers pale 
red. Leaves all large. Perhaps the same as N. macrophylla, 
Spreng. : 
Var. e, serótinum (Schrank, l. c.) leaves ovate, short-acumi- 
nated, subpetiolate, auriculately stem-clasping, and a little de- 
current. (29. H. This is the latest flowering of all the sorts. 
Var. £, gracilipes (Schrank, 1. c.) flowers acute; leaves lan- 
ceolate, acute, very much attenuated at the base, running into a 
short-winged petiole. (2. H. Flowers as in var. a, and the 
leaves as in var. 0. 
Var. n, Vérdan (Schrank, l. c.) leaves petiolate, ovate-lanceo- 
late, longish, acute; petioles semi-terete, two-edged, somewhat 
decurrent at the base. ©.H. Flowers late. 
Var. 0, linqua (Schrank, 1. c.) corollas long, acute; leaves 
ovate, petiolate, longish, acute; petioles long, obsoletely mar- 
gined, auricled at the base. 
Common Tobacco, or Virginian or Sweet-scented Tobacco. 
Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1570. Pl. 4 to 6 feet. 
9 N. Loxe’nsis (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 3.) 
leaves sessile, decurrent, oblong, acuminated, clammy and 
pilose ; corolla 3 times longer than the calyx, greenish-white ; 
lobes acuminated. (2. H. Native of New Granada, in shady 
places between the town of Loxa and Mount Uritusinga, at the 
altitude of 1060 hexapods. N. Tábacum. var. ?. Herb clammy 
and pilose. Leaves 5 inches long, and 2 broad. Calyx 5-cleft, 
rather unequal. This hardly differs from N. Tábacum, unless 
in the colour of the flowers. 
Loxa Tobacco. Pl. 3 to 4 feet. 
3 N.rnmurICOsA (Lin. spec. 258.) stem suffruticose, almost 
simple; leaves petiolate, lanceolate, obliquely acuminated ; 
throat of corolla inflately ventricose: segments of the limb acu- 
minated. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Lehm. 
nicot. p. 23. no. 5. N. frutéscens, Cav. elench. pl. hort. madr. 
1807. Plant pubescent and viscid. Axillary branches short. 
Leaves tapering into the petiole at the base. Calyx ovate, with 
unequal, lanceolate segments. Limb of corolla rose-coloured. 
Capsule conical, longer than the calyx. 
Var. B, angustifolia (Ehrh. beytr. 5. p. 169. Mill. icon. t. 
185. f. 1.) leaves lanceolate, acute, sessile; calyxes acute; 
tube of corolla long. ^. G. In Mill. dict. no. 5. there is 
mentioned a var. álba, which has broad leaves and white flow- 
ers, which is now unknown. 
Shrubby Tobacco. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1699. 
4 feet. 
4 N. wacRoPHY'LLA (Spreng. ind. hort. hal. 1807. p. 45. 
Lehm. nicot. p. 10.) herbaceous; leaves stem-clasping, ovate, 
acute, auricled at the base; throat of corolla inflately ventri- 
cose: segments of the limb short, acuminated. (2. H. Native 
of America. Horn. hort. hafn. 1. p. 214. Lehm. nic. p. 19. 
N. latíssima, Mill. dict. no. 1. D. C. hort. monsp. 1818. p. 
128. N. gigantéa, Enum. pl. hort. dorp. 1814. Plant downy, 
clammy. Stem branched from the base. Calyx ovate, with 
rather unequal, lanceolate, acute segments. Limb of corolla rose- 
coloured. Capsule ovate, obtuse, a little longer than the calyx. 
Large-leaved, or Oronoko Tobacco. Fl. July, Aug. ? 
Pl. 5 to 7 feet. Wis aE gode 
Shrub 3 to 
SOLANACEZ. XVI. Nicotiana. 
5 N. Curne‘nsts (Fisch. in litt. ex Lehm. nic. p. 18.) stem 
suffruticose ; leaves petiolate, ovate-lanceolate, quite entire ; 
throat of corolla inflately ventricose: segments of the limb 
acute. h.G. Native of China. N. fruticósa, Lour. coch. 1. 
p. 111.? exclusive of the synonymes. Plant pubescent, clammy. 
Stem branched at top. Calyx oblong, with nearly equal lanceo- 
late-acute segments. Limb of corolla rose-coloured. Stamens 
a little exserted. 
China Tobacco. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1819. Pl. 3 to 6 
feet. 
6 N. canciron1a (Willd. herb. ex Lehm. nic. p. 26.) herba- 
ceous; leaves sessile, linear-lanceolate, narrowly acuminated ; 
throat of corolla inflately ventricose ; segments of the limb acu- 
minated. (9. H. Native of Quito, near Villa de Barra, at the 
altitude of 1180 hexapods. N. Ybarrénsis, H. B. et Kunth, 
3. p. 4. Plant clothed with clammy hairs. Flowers panicu- 
lately corymbose. Calyx tubularly campanulate. Corolla pur- 
plish or rose-coloured. Capsule inclosed in the calyx. 
Lance-leaved Tobacco. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1823. 
to 3 feet.? 
7 N. auricura‘’ra (Bertero, ined. ex Mor. elench. sard. ex 
Linnza, 5. p. 93.) leaves oblong-lanceolate, acuminated, all au- 
ricled at the base, and stem-clasping ; corolla with an inflated 
throat; segments acuminated. (2. H. Native of Sardinia. 
Spontaneous on the edges of fields, but has probably been intro- 
duced. 
Auricled-leaved Tobacco. 
PIS 
Pl. ? 
Secr. II. Rv'stica (from rusticus, rustic. N. rústica is gene- 
rally grown by the peasants in the country, being much hardier 
than any of the other species.) Corollas yellow, funnel-shaped, 
salver-shaped, or tubular ; segments bluntish, or acute. 
§ 1. Corolla funnel-shaped or tubular ; tube inflated at top, and 
mouth contracted. 
8 N. PusíLLA (Lin. spec. 258.) stem herbaceous, dichoto- 
mous; leaves sessile: radical ones oblong-oval; calyx very 
short; tube of corolla subcylindrical, 3 times longer than the 
calyx ; segments of the limb acute. (29. H. Native of Vera 
Cruz. Lehm. nicot. p. 29. N. humilis, Ehret, beytr. 5. p. 
169. Mill. dict. no. 10. Plant pubescent. Radical leaves 
rosulate, 2-3 inches long; cauline leaves half stem-clasping. 
Racemes terminal. Calyx villous, 5-toothed; teeth acute. 
Capsule ovate, obtuse, glabrous, longer than the calyx. Co- 
rollas smali, of a yellowish-green colour. 
Var. B, himilis (Lehm. nicot. p. 29.) stem more humble, vil- 
lous ; leaves narrower, dilated at the base; flowers smaller; 
oo of corolla oblong, bluntish. ©.H. Native of Monte 
ideo. 
Small Tobacco. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1733. Pl. 1 foot. 
9 N. uxpuLA' TA (Ruiz. et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 16. t. 130. f. 
b. Lehm. nicot. p. 31.) stem herbaceous, angular ; leaves pe- 
tiolate, lanceolate, undulated ; tube of corolla length of calyx ; 
segments of the limb ovate, bluntish. ©. H. Native of Peru, 
in Tarma. Plant downy, clammy. Flowers disposed in termi- 
nalracemes. Corolla yellow ; tube length of calyx, ventricose 
at top, with a contracted mouth, and a short limb. Stigma 2- 
lobed. Capsule ovate, inclosed in the calyx. Calyx sub-bila- 
biate, 5-toothed ; upper tooth large, and very long. 
Undulated-leaved Tobacco. PI. 3 feet. 
, 10 N. panicura‘ra (Lin. spec. 259.) stem herbaceous, nearly 
simple ; leaves petiolate, ovate, cordate, entire, obtuse, smooth- 
ish, quite glabrous, clavate ; tube of corolla much longer than 
the calyx; segments of the limb very short and acute, ex 
Lehm., obtuse, ex Lin. ©.H. Native of Peru, near Pata- 
bilca, on the sea shore. Lin, in act. holm. 1753. vol. 15. t. 1. 
