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SOLANACE^E. XVI. NICOTIANA. 



dilated and stem-clasping. Q. H. Flowers pals red, suborbi- 

 cular, or with the margin obsoletely pentagonal. Perhaps not 

 distinct from the species under the same name. 



I'ar. -y, pallkscens (Schrank, 1. c.) corollas acute ; leaves 

 ovate, acuminated, attenuated at the base, sessile, subdecurrent. 

 0. H. Corolla white, with a rose-coloured margin, white be- 

 neath. 



Far. S, dlipes (Schrank, 1. 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. Q. H. Flowers pale 

 red. Leaves all large. Perhaps the same as N. macrophylla, 

 Spreng. 



Var. E, serotinum (Schrank, 1. c.) leaves ovate, short-acumi- 

 nated, subpetiolate, auriculately stem-clasping, and a little de- 

 current. O- 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. . H. Flowers as in var. a, and the 

 leaves as in var. 6, 



Var. rj, Verdan (Schrank, 1. c.) leaves petiolate, ovate-lanceo- 

 late, longish, acute ; petioles semi-terete, two-edged, somewhat 

 decurrent at the base. Q. H. Flowers late. 



Var. 6, lingua (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. PI. 4 to 6 feet. 



2 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. O- H. Native of New Granada, in shady 

 places between the town of Loxa and Mount Uritusinga, at the 

 altitude of 1060 hexapods. N. Tabacum, var. ?. Herb clammy 

 and pilose. Leaves 5 inches long, and 2 broad. Calyx 5-cleft, 

 rather unequal. This hardly differs from N. Tabacum, unless 

 in the colour of the flowers. 



Loxa Tobacco. PI. 3 to 4 feet. 



3 N. FRUTICOSA (Lin. spec. 258.) stem suffruticose, almost 

 simple ; leaves petiolate, lanceolate, obliquely acuminated ; 

 throat of corolla inflately ventricose : segments of the limb acu- 

 minated. J? Gr. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Lehm. 

 nicot. p. 23. no. 5. N. frutescens, Cav. elench. pi. 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. /3, angusttfblia (Ehrh. beytr. 5. p. 169. Mill. icon. t. 

 185. f. 1.) leaves lanceolate, acute, sessile; calyxes acute; 

 tube of corolla long. Jj . G. In Mill. diet. no. 5. there is 

 mentioned a var. alba, which has broad leaves and white flow- 

 ers, which is now unknown. 



Shrubby Tobacco. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1699. Shrub 3 to 

 4 feet. 



4 N. MACROPHY'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. Q. H. Native 

 of America. Horn. hort. hafn. 1. p. 214. Lehm. nic. p. 19. 

 N. latissima, Mill. diet. no. 1. D. C. hort. monsp. 1813. p. 

 128. N. gigantea, Enum. pi. 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. 



I,arge-leaved, or Oronoko Tobacco. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. ? 

 PI. 5 to 7 feet. 



5 N. CHINE'NSIS (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. \i . G. Native of China. N. fruticosa, 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. PI. 3 to 6 

 feet. 



6 N. LANCIFOLIA (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. O- H. Native of Quito, near Villa de Barra, at the 

 altitude of 1180 hexapods. N. Ybarrensis, 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. PI. 2 

 to 3 feet. ? 



7 N. AURICULA'TA (Bertero, ined. ex Mor. elench. sard, ex 

 Linnaea, 5. p. 93.) leaves oblong-lanceolate, acuminated, all au- 

 ricled at the base, and stem-clasping ; corolla with an inflated 

 throat; segments acuminated. () H. Native of Sardinia. 

 Spontaneous on the edges of fields, but has probably been intro- 

 duced. 



Auricled-\eave& Tobacco. PI. ? 



SECT. II. RU'STICA (from ntsticus, rustic. N. rustica 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. PUSI'LLA (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. () H. Native of Vera 

 Cruz. Lehm. nicot. p. 29. N. humilis, Ehret, beytr. 5. p. 

 169. Mill. diet. 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 small, of a yellowish-green colour. 



Var. ft, humilis (Lehm. nicot. p. 29.) stem more humble, vil- 

 lous ; leaves narrower, dilated at the base ; flowers smaller ; 

 segments of corolla oblong, bluntish. Q. H. Native of Monte 

 Video. 



Small Tobacco. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1733. PI. 1 foot. 



9 N. UNDULA'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. Q. H. Native of Peru, 

 in Tarma. Plant downy, clammy. Flowers disposed in termi- 

 nal racemes. 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-]eaved Tobacco. PI. 3 feet. 



10 N. PANICULA'TA (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. Q. H. Native of Peru, near Pata- 

 bilca, on the sea shore. Lin. in act. holm. 1753. vol. 15. t. 1. 



