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NICOTIANA
. Flowering Tobacco
(Named
for Jean Nicot, French consul to Portugal, who first
presentedtobacco to the courts
of Portugal and France)
The evening
fragrance of the flowers of this plant is most delightful.
Besides this, the flowers are attractive in form and
color, which ranges from pure and creamy white, to deep
pink, violet, crimson, and flesh. The shades are of
the same soft tones as are found in the best Stocks.
The flowers are borne in great profusion upon flower
stems at least 3 feet tall. The leaves are usually abundant,
and form a cluster about the base of the plants.
Species.
Jasmine Tobacco. Nicoliana alata var. affinis.
This sort has large fragrant flowers open at night
but closing in cloudy weather. The leaves extend down
to make winged branches.
Nicoliana
sylvesfris. The flowers are drooping, in short head-like
clusters, corolla entirely white unlike N. alata,
which is yellowish outside. They remain open all
day.
Sander
T. Nicotiana sanderae (N. forgetiana x N. alata)
is the red-flowered sort with the five lobes of
the corolla rounded, not acutely pointed.
UTILIZE.
Few writers can resist advising amateur gardeners to
plant masses of these flowers where the evening breezes
will blow their fragrance toward a porch. They are slender
in growth, and are seen to advantage when given a background
of taller annuals. Combined with Cosmos, they make a
good bed.
GENERAL.
The seed is very tiny and should be sown carefully.
As the seedlings make a slow growth under cold conditions,
it is wise to start them in the hotbed or sunny window.
The soil should be finely pulverized and well enriched
in order to produce tall plants and large flowers. The
plants often self-sow, so that the plants practically
become perennials.
Nicotianas
grow in sun or partial shade, and are not particular
as to the soil.
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