mrthing2000
Well-Known Member
I've read a whole bunch of posts so far but haven't really nailed down the answer.
What is primitive tobacco? What makes it a primitive type?
I'm guessing these would be 'among' the first varieties that were out there before hybridizing and crossing started to develop new types. Sound right? So these would not just be 'old' but they were more like 'the first ones'.
Mostly I'm curious, if anyone has any idea, what the Natives were using when the Europeans showed up (N. rustica?). Maybe there was more than one kind, maybe different regions had different kinds.
What is primitive tobacco? What makes it a primitive type?
I'm guessing these would be 'among' the first varieties that were out there before hybridizing and crossing started to develop new types. Sound right? So these would not just be 'old' but they were more like 'the first ones'.
Mostly I'm curious, if anyone has any idea, what the Natives were using when the Europeans showed up (N. rustica?). Maybe there was more than one kind, maybe different regions had different kinds.