land, the use of tobacco spread by degrees all 

 over the known world. 



REFERENCES 



PENN, W. A. The Soverane Herbe; a history of 

 Tobacco. Chapters I, II. London and New 

 York, 1901. 



BOUANT, E. Le Tdbac; culture et Industrie. 

 Paris, 1901. 



SHEW, JOEL. Tobacco; its history, nature and ef- 

 fects on the body and mind. Wortley, 1876. 



BILLINGS, E. R. Tobacco; its history, varieties, 

 culture, etc. Chapters II, IV. Hartford, Conn., 

 1895. 



COMES, O. Histoire, geographic, statistique du 

 Tabac. Son introduction et son expansion dans 

 tous les pays depuis son origine jusqu* a la fin 

 du XIX siecle. Naples, 1900. 



FAIRHOLT, F. W. Tobacco; its history and associa- 

 tions. London, 1876. 



WOLF, JAKOB. Der Tabak und die Tabakfabrikate. 

 Chapter I. Leipzig, 1912. 



BOTANICAL 



Tobacco belongs to the family of plants 

 known in botany under the name of Solanacece 

 Other well-known members of this family are 

 the Irish potato, the red pepper, the tomato, 

 the egg-plant, etc. 



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