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NICOTIANA
Tobacco. Half-hardy annual
The delicious fragrance of the Tobacco plant, especially during the
morning and evening, has made it a great favourite in the greenhouse and
conservatory, as well as in beds and borders near frequented paths.
As a pot plant too, the Nicotiana is exceedingly useful, the large
sweet-scented white, soft pink, and rich red coloured flowers being very
attractive. A group of plants placed in the porch will, in the earlier
and later hours of the day, as the door is opened, fill the house with
their delightful perfume. Seed may be sown from January to June, and a
continuance of bloom may thus be secured during nearly nine months of
the year. Prick off the seedlings as soon as they are fit to handle, for
if sown too thickly they are liable to damp off rapidly. Gradually
harden off if required for planting out in May or June. In some places,
more especially in the South of England, Tobacco seed sown on an open
sunny border early in May will produce fine plants that will flower
freely in August.
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