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Nicotiana LANGsporFFil. Lanasporrr’s i 
Topacco,, 
i Class and Order. . 
_ Pewranpria Monoeynia. -_ 
| Generic Character. 
Cal. urceolatus quinquefidus. Cor. infundibuliformis 
) on: limbo plicato. Stam. inclinata. Caps. 2-valvis, 
ocularis, ae . 
Specific Character and Synonym. 
Nicortana Langsdorffi ; foliis oblongo-lanceolatis acutis 
subintegerrimis sessilibus. cauleque villosis, floribus 
laxe paniculatis nutantibus, calycibus ovatis acutis, 
— corolle truncato. Sprengel Syst. Veg. 1. p. 
Nicottaxa Langedérfii ; foliis inferioribus ovatis obtusis 
petiolatis ; superioribus sessilibus decurrentibus, co- 
rolle tubo clavato multoties longiore, limbo obtuso. 
. et Sch. Syst. Veg. 4. p. 323. ex Weinmanno. 
‘Seeeencemee 
Descr. Stem upright, from three to five feet high, 
ched. Lower Leaves ovate, obtuse, decurrent down 
: Bat visoo upper ones lanceolate, sessile. The whole 
t Viscous-pubescent. Flowers yellowish green, nod- 
o 
O'S; growing in a nearly naked panicle, subsecund. 
| ie oval, with lanceolate unequal segments. Tube of 
olla several times longer than the calyx, incurved, 
= Hlated at the upper part: limb plicate, quite entire. 
the length of the tube: anthers blue. Capsule 
tees 2-celled. Seeds minute, oval. Nearest related to 
ANA paniculata, but that is a smaller plant with 
A € leaves petioled. : 
Taig rather handsome annual. Native of Brazil. First 
ne here and in other parts of Europe, from seeds sent by 
Ploy sDoRFF, the Russian Consul, at Rio de Janeiro. 
‘Mees in August and September. Communicated by 
DERSON from the Chelsea Garden. — 
