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| Keywords: The field and garden vegetables of America (Page 638) (6002648696).jpg 638 <br> MISCELLANEOUS VEGETABLES <br> Green Tulmcco <br> preceding species they are much small- <br> er deeper colored more glossy thicker <br> and more succulent When fully grown <br> the plant is of a pyramidal form and <br> about three feet in height The flow- <br> ers are numerous greenish-yellow tu- <br> bular and nearly entire on the borders ; <br> the seed-vessels are ovoid more de- <br> pressed at the top than those of the <br> Connecticut Seed-leaf and much more <br> prolific ; seeds small brownish <br> The Green Tobacco is early and <br> remarkably hardy but not generally <br> considered worthy of cultivation in lo- <br> calities where the Connecticut Seed- <br> leaf can be successfully grown It is <br> well adapted to the northern parts of New England and the <br> Canadas ; where it will almost invariably yield an abundance <br> of foliage and perfect its seeds <br> It is very generally cultivated almost to the exclusion of <br> the other species in the north of Germany Russia and Swe- <br> den where almost every cottager grows his own Tobacco for <br> smoking It also seems to be the principal sort grown in <br> Ireland <br> There are several varieties among which may be mentioned <br> the Oronoco and the Negro-head both of which have the <br> hardiness and productiveness common to the species but are <br> not considered remarkably well flavored <br> The plants should be started in spring and transplanted as <br> directed for the Connecticut Seed-leaf; but on account of its <br> smaller size and habit two feet or even twenty inches between <br> the plants will be all the space required 29062976 92326 42073 Page 638 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/29062976 1863 10 5962/bhl title 42073 Burr Fearing Biodiversity Heritage Library The field and garden vegetables of America United States Varieties Vegetable gardening Vegetables Library Congress bhl page 29062976 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/29062976 united states Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2011-08-02 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/6002648696 2015-09-10 21 00 07 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 The field and garden vegetables of America Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script | ||||
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