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. 
Bovant, E. Le Tabac; culture et industrie. 
Paris, 1901. 
Suew, Jorx. Tobacco; its history, nature and ef- 
fects on the body and mind. Wortley, 1876. 
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BOTANICAL 
Tobacco belongs to the family of plants 
known in botany under the name of Solanacee 
Other well-known members of this family are 
the Irish potato, the red pepper, the tomato, 
the egg-plant, etc. 
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