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9.—NICOTIANA REPANDA, Willd. THE WAVED-LEAVED HAVANNAH TOBACCO. 
Synonymes.— N. lyrata, H. B. et Kth. ish, repandly undulated, sometimes lyrate. Tube of the corolla slender, 
Engravings. —Bot. Mag. t. 2484. very long. Segments of the limb ovate, acutish.—(G. Don.) 
Specific Character. —Leaves stem-clasping, cordate-spatulate, round- 
Description, &c. —The flowers are of a pale pink, and rather small ; and the leaves are smooth, instead of 
being downy, as is generally the case with most of the other species. This species is a native of Cuba, particularly 
near Havannah, whence it was introduced by Mr. Cf. Don, in 1820 ; and the small Havannah cigars, sometimes 
called Queen’s, are made from its leaves. It is hardy, and only requires sowing in the open border. 
10.—NICOTIANA NANA, Lindl. THE DWARF TOBACCO. 
Engraving. —Bot. Reg. t. 833. j longer than the solitary flowers. Corolla longer than the calyx, with 
Specific Character.— Leaves lanceolate, pilose. Radical ones I obtuse segments. — (G. Don.) 
Description, &c.— A very curious little species, not growing more than three or four inches high, with pure 
white flowers which rise from the axils of the leaves, and leaves of very delicate texture, from which the 
Portuguese prepare their finest tobacco. The Indians also set a high value upon it as a medicine. The species 
is rather rare, being only found on rocky mountains, where it flowers in June. It was introduced in 1823. 
ll._NICOTIANA MULTIVALVIS, Lindl. THE MANY-VALVED TOBACCO. 
Engravings. —Bot. Reg. t. 1057 ; and our Jig. 4, in Plate 45. solitary. Calyx many-parted. Capsules many-celled. Segments of 
Specific Character. —Clothed with viscid hairs or down. Leaves corolla obtuse, deeply veined.—(G. Don.) 
fleshy, ovate-lanceolate; lower ones petiolate. Flowers axillary, 
Description, &c.— This species, though it has showy flowers, has leaves of a peculiarly rank and almost 
fetid odour. It is, however, preferred to all others for smoking by the Indians on the banks of the Columbia. 
The calyx is inflated and ribbed, and when ripe, it divides into several valves. The plant grows two or three 
feet high, and flowers in August or September. The seeds should be raised on a hotbed in February, then trans¬ 
planted into pots in March, and finally transferred to the open border, without breaking the ball of earth round 
the roots, in April or May ; or they may be sown in the open border in March or April. It is a native of 
California, and was introduced in 1826. 
12.—NICOTIANA GLUTINOSA, Lin. THE GLUTINOUS TOBACCO. 
Synonymes. —Sairanthus glutinosus, G.Don ; Nicotiana militaris, 
Willd. ; Tabacus viridis, Mosnch. 
Engravings. —Bot. Rep. t. 484; Swt. Brit. Flow. Gard. t. 107 ; 
and our Jig. 6, in Plate 45. 
Specific Character. —Erect, branched, and villously clammy. 
Leaves petiolate, ovate-cordate, acuminated. Racemes terminal, erect, 
secund. Corollas clothed with clammy hairs outside. 
Description, &c.— A very singular plant, which, though agreeing with the Tobaccos in most particulars, yet 
differs from them so much in the shape of its corolla, as to belong properly to another class and order, according to 
the Linmean system (viz. Didynamia angiospermia , instead of Pentandria monogynia). To reconcile this 
discrepancy, Mr. Don has formed of this species a new genus, which he calls Sairanthus,—from sairo, to clean, and 
antlios , a flower; in allusion to the ringent corolla, which constitutes the distinctive mark of separation between 
this plant and the true Nicotianas. The plant grows from two to four feet high ; its flowers are of a dull red, and 
it is covered with clammy hairs, very disagreeable to the touch. It is a native of Peru, and was introduced in 
1759* The seeds are common in the seed-shops, and they require no other care than sowing in the open border, 
and thinning out if necessary. v 
