SOLANACEA. 633. 
In the edition of 1570 of Estienne and Liebaut?s 7’ Agriculture 
et Maison Rustique, Nicot’s own account of the herb, which was 
called after him Nicotiane, is given. In it he relates the won- 
derful cures which were effected by it at Lishebron (Lisbon), 
where he was resident as French ambassador to the Court of 
Portugal in 1559-60 and 63. Nicholas Monardes in 1517 
published a full account of the uses of Tabaco, the proper name 
of which amongst the Indians he says, is Picielt; and in 1577 
oking appears to have been first taught in eres oridee 
wing circumstances : 
Walter Raleigh’s first expedition took’ possession of 
13th, 1534, and after a six weeks’ stay m 
éturned home. The next year, a second expedi- 
tio; veyed out a colony under Master Ralph Lane, ‘which 
| remained i in the country from August 17th, 1585, to June 18th, 
1586 : when Sir Francis Drake with his fleet, returning from his 
victorious raid in the West Indies, brought home the colony 
to the number of 108 persons. Among these was the celebrated 
mathematician, Thomas Hariot, who in his, “ Briefe and true - 
ort of the new found land of Virginia, §c.,” London, 1588, 
eseribes tobacco, and the adoption of ‘the smoking of it by 
shese Virginian colonists, It would therefore appear that — 
leigh himself had nothing to do with the introduction of the 
itself, or of the habit ofsmokingit. But while Sir Walter 
du ed neither the herb nor tae manner of smoking it, there 
consent that he principally brought the habit of 
eo ory! as it was at first called, fcennieier oe 
d pes connects his name withit. For these ie 
