622 MISCELLANEOUS VEGETABLES. 



Use. " The seeds of both species yield an oil little infe- 

 rior to that of the Olive for domestic purposes, and which is 

 also well adapted for burning. In Portugal, the seeds are 

 made into bread, and also into a kind of meal. They are 

 also sometimes roasted, and used as a substitute for coffee ; 

 but the purpose for which they seem best adapted is the feed- 

 ing of domestic fowls, pheasants, and other game. The 

 greatest objection to its culture is, that it is a most impover- 

 ishing crop, particularly the Large, or Common Tall species." 

 Mclnt. 



TOBACCO. 



Nicotiana, sp. 



All the species and varieties of Tobacco in common culti- 

 vation are annuals ; and most, if not all, are natives of this 

 continent. " Like other annual plants, it may be grown in 

 almost every country and climate, because every country has 

 a summer ; and that is the season of life for all annual plants. 

 In hot, dry, and short summers, like the northern summers 

 of Europe or America, Tobacco-plants will not attain a large 

 size, but the Tobacco produced will be of delicate quality and 

 good flavor. In long, moist, and not very warm summers, 

 the plants will attain a large size, perhaps as much so as 

 in Virginia ; but the Tobacco produced will not have that 

 superior flavor, which can only be given by abundance of 

 clear sunshine, and free, dry air. By a skilful manufacture, 

 and probably by mixing the Tobacco of cold countries with 

 that of hot countries, by using different species, and perhaps 

 by selecting particular varieties of the different species, the 

 defects in flavor arising from climate may, it is likely, be 

 greatly remedied." 



The species and varieties are as follow : 



