Nicotiana rustica

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names
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Read about Nicotiana rustica in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Nicotiana rustica, Linn. Herbaceous, annual, sometimes bi- or triennial, somewhat viscous pubescent: st. about 3 ft. tall, branching below: Lvs. petiolate, large, thickened, ovate or oblong, cordate or subcordate; entire or rarely undulate, obtuse: fls. day-opening, pedicellate, in terminal racemes, yellowish or greenish, about 1 in. long; tube cylindric, inflated above, contracted at the throat, slightly villous, 2-3 times longer than the calyx; limb glabrous, yellowish; lobes short, rounded: caps, ovate to subglobose, apex often somewhat umbilicate. Mex. and Texas. Barton, Fl. 1:25.—Said to be the first species of tobacco intro. into Eu. Its use was made known by John Nicot for whom the genus was named. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.

Cultivation

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