Nicotiana forgetiana

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Read about Nicotiana forgetiana in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Nicotiana forgetiana, Hort. Sander. Herbaceous, annual: st. 2-3 ft. high, branching from the base: Lvs. papery, soft, pubescent; basal Lvs. oblong-lanceolate, largest about a foot long, obtuse, tapering to a winged petiole, slightly undulate; st.-lvs. similar, but smaller, ovate, with decurrent blades: fls. in broad loosely branched panicles; branches slender, glandular-pubescent; lower bracts leafy, narrow, acute, becoming smaller upward; pedicels slender, shorter than the fls.; calyx small, 5-toothed, covered with stiff hairs; teeth unequal, very slender, rigid j corolla narrow, funnelform, 1-1 J£ in. long, 1 in. diam.; sparsely hairy; lobes of the limb nearly equal, triangular, obtuse; stamens included; filaments hairy at base, jointed above their attachment to the corolla; ovary glabrous. Brazil. B.M. 8006.—Intro, into cult, about 1901 but not much in the trade, being used mostly in hybridizing. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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