A TOBACCO. 



— (1) Stalkless Maryland, of tlie following varieties : (a) 

 'N. macrophylla ovata — short-leaved Maryland, producing a 

 good smoking-tobacco, (6) iV. macrophylla longifolia — long- 

 leaved Maryland, yielding a good smoking-tobacco, and 

 excellent wrappers for cigars, (c) N. macrophylla pandurata 

 — broad-leaved, or Amersfort, much, cultivated in Germany 

 and Holland, a heavy cropper, and especially adapted for 

 the manufacture of good snuff; (2) Stalked Maryland, of 

 the following varieties : (a) N. macrophylla alata, (b) N. 

 macrophylla cordata — heart-shaped Maryland, producing a 

 very fine leaf, from which probably the finest Turkish is 

 obtained, Cuban and Manilla are now attributed to this 

 group. 



II. N. Tabacum angustifolia — Virginian tobacco. Of 

 this, there are two sub-species — (1) Stalkless Virginian 

 of the following varieties : (a) N. angustifolia acuminata, 

 grown in Germany for snuff, seldom for smoking, (h) N. 

 angustifolia lanceolata, affords snuff, (c) N. angustifolia 

 pendulifolia, another snufi" tobacco, (d) N. angustifolia lati- 

 folia — broad-leaved Virginian, used chiefly for snuff, (e) 

 N. angustifolia undulata — wave-like Virginian, matures 

 quickly, (/) N. angustifolia pandurata, furnishes good leaves 

 for smoking, produces heavily, and is much grown in 

 Germany, and said to be grown at the Pruth as " tempyki," 

 and highly esteemed there ; (2) Stalked Virginian, of the 

 following varieties : (a) N. angustifolia alata, (&) N. angusti- 

 folia lanceolata \N. fructiosd\, growing to a height of 8 ft., 

 (c) N. angustifolia ohlonga, (d) N. angustifolia cordata — E. 

 Indian, producing heavily in good soil, and well adapted 

 for snuff, but not for smoking. Latakia and Turkish are 

 now accredited to N. Tabacum. 



