Nicotiana sylvestris

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Read about Nicotiana sylvestris in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Nicotiana sylvestris, Spegaz. & Comes. Figs. 2479, 2480. Herbaceous, perennial, glandular-pilose throughout: et. tall, leafy below, branching above: Lvs. sessile, broad, oblong-spatulate; the lower dilated at the base, half- clasping and auricled, slightly decurrent, the apex, rotund or obtuse; the upper acute, margin reflexed: fls. drooping, in short racemose panicles; pedicels nearly equaling the calyx; calyx 5-angled, somewhat swollen, short and unequally toothed, teeth ovate-acute; corolla white, fragrant, salverform, pilose; tube 6-7 times longer than the calyx, above somewhat inflated; limb white within; lobes nearly equal, ovate-triangular, often emarginate, becoming reflexed. Argentina. G.C. III. 26:357. G.W. 7:230; 12:318. A.F. 24:600. G.M. 52:48. Gn. 59, p. 186. Gn. W. 15:442.—The Lvs. are rugose, veiny, and more attractive than in A. alata but the limb of the fl. is less oblique, the tubes more swollen and does not close in the morning on cloudy days. One of the novelties in 1899 and 1900. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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