A true & exact history of the island of Barbados (1657), title page, A topographical Description and Admeasurement of the Yland of Barbados in the West Indyaes, diagram of banana tree, diagram of curing house, 116
By 1604 its consumption had become so extensive as to lead to the publication of King James' Counter Blast , condemning the use of tobacco
All data were summarized via descriptive statistics including counts, frequencies and means
Post-pruning, the plant yields 20 to 22 leaves, similar in length to TN 90 LC but about an inch wider
The project floundered until it was taken up by George Livingston of Damascus, who melted four tons of wax over empty 55-gallon oil drums and stacked them into a 21-foot-high candle, then topped it with a propane tank flame
This rounds out my tobacco frag collection