L OhferVations on the Planting and Culture of Tobacco 
in Zey Ian, hy Mr Strachan. 
'^'I^Hereare two forts of Tobacco, which both they call 
JL Dnnkok the fignification is a SmOalcing Leaf, for 
Ditn is Smoak^ kol a Leaf, the one they call Hingde Dtpt- 
kpl or Singele Dunkpl^ for they make no diftinftion of H 
andS^ the other is called Dunkol Kapada^ which word 
Kapada fignifies gelding, and is derived from the Portw 
guefe 3 which Tobacco is very intoxicating, and much 
Wronger than the former, it is the fame Plant, the diffe- 
rence is only that Singelefe Tobacco has little attendance, 
upon the other a great deal of pains is taken until it be 
fit for ufe, and it is done after the following manner. 
They clear a little piece of Ground, in which they fow 
the Seed of Tobacco, as the Gardiners here fow Parfly 
and Colewotts 5 againft the time that this is ready for 
tranfplanting, they choofe a piece of Ground, which they 
Hedge about 5. when the Buffelo's begins to chew the Cud, 
they are put within this Hedge Ground, and let ftand un- 
til they have done, and this they continue day and night, 
entil the Ground be fufficiently dunged, then the Ground 
is tilled with a Spade, in form of a Pick-axe, fuch as Car- 
penters ufe when they fmooth Planks, by howeing the 
Ground, and turning the fame, and mixing the Dung a- 
mong the Earth 5 when they have made the Ground fmooib^. 
they remove the Plants out of the Bed wherein they were 
fown, and fet them in this Ground, about a foot diftance 
one fromanother^ and then they grow up.almoft like a 
' Dock 3. 
