THE TOBACCO PLANT.
Botanical Description — Ancient Plant-Bed — Description of the Leaves — Color of Leaves — Blossoms — The Capsules and Seed — Selection for Seed — Suckers — Nicotine Qualities — Medicinal Properties — Improvement in Plants.
CHAPTER II.
TOBACCO. ITS DISCOVERY.
Early Use — Origin of its Name — Early Snuff-Taking — Tobacco in Mexico —...
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