4 TOBACCO. 



A good idea of the foliage and inflorescence of commonly 

 cultivated tobaccos may be gained from a study of the 

 accompanying illustrations. 



Fig. 1 is a Cuban tobacco, and much grown on the 

 continent of Europe, notably in Holland, Germany, and 

 Switzerland, and there known as goundie, from the name 



Fig. 1. 



of an American consul who introduced the plant into 

 Germany in 1848. It has a broad yet somewhat pointed 

 leaf, with the ribs not arranged in pairs ; it is fine, soft, 

 thin, and esteemed for smoking in pipes and for wrappers 

 of cigars. 



