i6o JOHN GOODYER 



flower havinge 4 broad topped leaves, and a short yealowe pointell 

 not appearinge above the topps of the leaves of the flower, devided 

 in the toppc into 4 parts, everie part beinge bigger then the lower 

 parte of the pointell, and also yealowe cheives growinge from the 

 nailes of the inner partes of leaves of the lenght of the pointell, 

 which flowers are of a strong fulsome smell, and both they and 

 their tender stems fall away, and there groweth uppe greate 

 longe blunt topped, round straked codds, without anie footstalks, 

 makinge a longe spike of codds, wherein is contayned much small 

 round wrinckled seed which when it is ripe the codd openeth 

 into 4 or 5 parts at the toppe and the seed falleth forth and at 

 the next springe groweth uppe whereby it mightelie increascth. — 

 MS. f. 100. 



Nicotiana Tabaaim var. brasiliensis Comes. 

 Petum indicum folio pene obtuso. 13 Sept. 1621 



Ye figure in Hist. Lug. p. 1895 resembleth it well. Peti primum 

 genus Clusii, p. ex: 309. 



This groweth uppe with a greate round stalk devided into many 

 braunches, five or six foot high, verie hairie fatt and clammie ; 

 whereon growe greate broad leaves, somewhat round towards the 

 toppe yet endinge with a sharpe point, narrower & crompled 

 towardes the stalkes, without footstalkes, imbracinge or growinge 

 2 or 3ynches downeon both sides of the stalk, belowe the fasteninge 

 or growinge of the midle ribbe to the stalke, about 20 ynches longe, 

 and above a foot broad, also verie fatt clammie and rough, of 

 a yealowish greene color, of a good savor and verie sharpe tast. 

 The flowers growe on the toppes of the branches, and are longe, 

 hollowe, in manner of a little pipe or bell, broad at the toppe, 

 endinge with corners most comonlie 5 sometimes 4 somewhat 

 blunt not verie sharpe, of a pale or whitish purple colour ; which 

 fallen there cometh small longe round sharpe pointed heddes or 

 seed vessels lesser longer and sharper pointed then those of yealowe 

 Henbane, in which is included abundance of exceedinge small 

 blackish redd seeds, much lesser then poppie seed. The roote 

 is thicke, woodie, branched and yealowish. The whole plant 

 perisheth at the first approach of winter, if it be not planted in an 

 earthen pott or other fitt vessell, and putt into a close place to 

 defend it from the iniurie of the cold. 



The seedes of this Tabacco I receaved Anno 1620 from my 

 worthie friend, and most diligent observer and preserver of simples 

 Mr. William Coys of North-okington in Essex. — MS. ff". 93, 114. 



