Nicotiana acuminata

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Read about Nicotiana acuminata in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Nicotiana acuminata, Hook. (Petunia acuminata, Graham. P. viscosa, Miers. N. diversifolia, Nees?) Herbaceous, annual, viscid-pubescent: st. slender, branching: Lvs. ovate-lanceolate, undulate, sometimes subcordate, narrowed into a short petiole, apex long-acuminate: fls. loose-racemose; calyx glandular-pubescent, membranaceous-scarious, 5 nerves ending in narrow, linear, unequal teeth; corolla white, about 3 in. long; tube green-veined, slightly curved, swollen above, nearly 5 times as long as the calyx; limb 5-parted; lobes small, obtuse, emarginate expanded, green-veined without: caps, nearly equaling the calyx. Chile. B.M. 2919.— Not common in cult., under which it appears to be annual, but in its native habitat it is perennial.


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