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jtoribus albis, vafculo bre*vi. Martyn. 

 Cent, i . Greater broad-leav'd To- 

 bacco, with white Flowers, and a 

 fhort Seed-veflel. 



7. Nicotian a humilis, frimula? 

 veris fclio HouJ}. Dwarf Tobacco, 

 with a Primrofe-leaf. 



8. N 1 cot 1 an a miner, folio cor di- 

 formi, tubo jloris pr&longo. Fcuillee. 

 Smaller Tobacco, with an heart- 

 fhaped Leaf, and a Flower with a 

 longer Tube. 



The firft Sort is known by the 

 Planters in America under the Title 

 of Oronooko ■, of which there feem to 

 be two difFerentKinds,varying in the 

 Largenefs and Texture of their 

 Leaves, fome having very broad, 

 rough, roundifli Leaves ; and others 

 are narrower, fmoother, and termi- 

 nate in a Point : but neither of thefe 

 Sorts are efteem'd by the American 

 Planters, becaufe the Produce of this, 

 tho' it is much greater than the nar- 

 row-leav'd Sort, yet it is not near fo 

 mnch efteem'd by the Englijb. This 

 Sort is commonly cultivated in Ger- 

 many, about Hanover and Strasburgb ; 

 and is fomewhat hardier than the 

 narrow-leav'd Sorts; which renders it 

 preferable to that for cultivating 

 in Northern Climates. 



This Plant is ordered by the Col- 

 lege of Phyficians for medicinal Ufe, 

 and is what Ihould be made ufe of 

 for the Unguent um Nicotian* (or 

 Ointment of Tobacco) ; tho* many 

 times the lefler or Er.gUjh Tobacco 

 is brought to Market for that Pur- 

 pofe. 



The narrow-leav'd Sort is com- 

 monly call'd the fweet-lcented To- 

 bacco, from its having a much more 

 igreeable Scent, when fmok'd, than 

 he broad-leav'd Sort : the Smoke of 

 vhich is very ofFenfive to moll Per- 

 bns who have not been accuftom'd 

 o it. This Sort is cultivated in 

 reat Plenty in Virginia, Cuba, Bra- 



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and feveral other Parts of Ame-. 

 rica : from whence it is brougnt to 

 mod Parts of Europe, but efpecially 

 to England, it being prohibited to 

 be cultivated in this Country, left hi* 

 Majefty's Revenues mould be there* 

 by leffened : but as a fmaU Quan- 

 tity is permitted to be cultivated for 

 medicinalUfe.I mall briefly fet down 

 the Method how it may be propaga- 

 ted, fo as to have fair largeLeaves for 

 that Purpofe. 



The Seeds of this Plant muft be 

 fown upon a moderate Hot-bed in 

 March-, and when the Plants are 

 come up, they mould be tranfplant- 

 ed into a new Hot-bed of a mode- 

 rate Warmth, about ,four Inches 

 under each Way, obferving to wa- 

 ter and made them until they have 

 taken Root : after which you muft 

 let them have Air in proportion to 

 the Warmth of the Seafon, other- 

 wile they will draw up very weak, 

 and be thereby lefs capable of en- 

 during the open Air : you muft alfo 

 obferve to water them frequently ; 

 but while they are very young, they 

 mould not have too great Quantities 

 of Water ; tho' when they are pretty 

 ftrong, they will require to have it 

 often, and in plenty. 



In this Bed the Plants mould re- 

 main until the Beginning of May ; 

 by which time (if they have fucceed- 

 ed well) they will touch each other : 

 therefore they mould be enured to 

 the open Air gradually : after which 

 they muft be taken up carefully, pre- 

 ferring a large Ball of Earth to each 

 Root, and planted into a rich light 

 Soil, in Rows four Feet afunder, 

 and the Plants three Feet Diftance in 

 the Rows, obferving to water them 

 until they have taken Root ,* after 

 which they will require no farther 

 Care (but only to keep them clear 

 from Weeds) until the Plants begin 

 tofhew their Flower- ftems ; at which 



time 



