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III. N. rustica — Common, Hungarian, or Turkish totacco. 

 Of this, there are two varieties: (a) jiV- rustica cordata — 

 large-leaved Hungarian, Brazilian, Turkish, Asiatic, 

 furnishing leaves for smoking ; (&) N. rustica ovata — small- 

 leaved Hungarian, affords fine aromatic leaves for smoking, 

 but the yield is small. Until quite recently, Latakia, 

 Turkish, and Manilla tobaccos were referred to this 

 species ; Latakia is now jDroved to belong to N, ..To.' 

 hacum, and Manilla is said to be absolutely identical 

 with Cuban, which latter is now ascribed to N. Tahacum 

 macrophylla. 



IV. N. crispa. — This species is much grown in Syria, 

 Calabria, and Central Asia, and furnishes leaves for the 

 celebrated cigars of the Levant. 



V. N. persica. — Hitherto supposed to be a distinct 

 species, affording the Shiraz tobacco, but now proved to 

 be only a form of iV". Tahacum. 



VI. N. repanda. — A Mexican plant, with small foliage. 

 Long thought to be a distinct species peculiar to Cuba, 

 but none such is now to be found in Cuba, whether wild 

 or cultivated, and all the Cuban tobacco is now obtained 

 from N. Tahacum macrophijllum. 



Among the many other forms interesting only to the 

 botanist or horticulturist, the principal are N. paniculata, 

 N. glutinosa, N. glauca, attaining a height of 18 ft., and 

 N. clevelandii, exceedingly strong, quite recently discovered 

 in California, and supposed to have been used by the 

 early natives of that country. 



Thus the bulk of the best tobaccos of the world is 

 afforded by the old well-known species Nicotiana 

 Tahacum. 



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