The field and garden vegetables of America: containing full descriptions of nearly eleven hundred species and varieties; with directions for propagation, culture, and use . f cold countries with that 80 034 MIS( VEGETABLE?. of hot countries, by using different species, and perhaps byselecting particular varieties of the different species, the de-fects in flavor arising from climate may, it is likely, be great I vremedied. The species and varieties are as follow : — Connecticut Virginia Tobacco. Nicotiana oblong, regularly tapering, stemless and
The field and garden vegetables of America: containing full descriptions of nearly eleven hundred species and varieties; with directions for propagation, culture, and use . f cold countries with that 80 034 MIS( VEGETABLE?. of hot countries, by using different species, and perhaps byselecting particular varieties of the different species, the de-fects in flavor arising from climate may, it is likely, be great I vremedied. The species and varieties are as follow : — Connecticut Virginia Tobacco. Nicotiana oblong, regularly tapering, stemless and clasping, eighteen inches to two feet long, and from nine to twelve inches in fully deve-loped, the stem ofthe plant is erectand strong, five feethigh, and separatesnear the top intonumerous, some-what open, spread-ing branches ; theflowers are large, tu-bular, rose-colored,and quite showyand ornamental ;the capsules areovoid, or somewhatconical, and, if wellgrown, nearly halfan inch in theirgreatest diameter;the seeds, whichare produced ini-i great abundance, are quite small, of a brownish color, and retain their germi- native properties four TOBACCO. 635 This species is extensively cultivated throughout the Mid-dle and Southern States, and also in the milder portions ofNew England. In the State of Connecticut, and on thebanks of the Connecticut River in Massachusetts, it is astaple product; and in some towns the value of the cropexceeds that of Indian Corn, and even that of all the cerealscombined. Guatemala Tobacco. A variety with white flowers. In other respects, similar tothe foregoing. Numerous other sorts occur, many of which are local, anddiffer principally, if not solely, in the size or form of theleaves. One of the most prominent of these is the Broad-leaved, which is considered not only earlier and more pro-ductive, but the best for manufacturing. Propagation. — It is propagated by seeds sown a warm, rich locality in the gard
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