Wildlife

Indian tobacco

Nicotiana quadrivalvis
Habitat
Corson Co., SD
Conservation
Apparently secure

Cultivated by Missouri River tribes for medicine and rituals. Lewis described cultivation and sent seeds to Jefferson.

Journal References

15 journal entries mention Indian tobacco

Sep 21 1805
Clark: September 21, 1805
... pipe, I gave my handkerchief & a Silver Cord with a little Tobacco to those Chiefs, The hunters all return without any thing, I purchased as much Provisions as I co...
Sep 23 1805
Clark: September 23, 1805
...ed with the Indians, made 3 Chiefs and gave them meadels & Tobacco & Handkerchif & knives, and a flag & left a Flag & hand kerches for the great Chief when he return...
Oct 2 1805
Clark: October 2, 1805
...s fish &c. nothing to eate but roots. gave a small pice of Tobacco to the Indians, 3 broachs & 2 rings with my Handkerchif divided between 5 of them. I walked on the...
Oct 4 1805
Clark: October 4, 1805
...displeased an Indian by refuseing to let him have a pice of Tobacco. thre Inds. from the S. fork visit us Frasur and Guterich return from the village with fish roots...
Dec 12 1805
Clark: December 12, 1805
...f which we purchased for a fiew fishing hooks & Some Snake Indian Tobacco. Those Indians appeare well disposed, I made a Chief of one & gave him a Small medel, his name is ...
Dec 20 1805
Clark: December 20, 1805
..., they prise only Blue & white heeds, files fish hooks and TobaccoTobacco and Blue beeds principally --- Friday 20th of December 1805 Some rain and hail last night a...
Dec 21 1805
Clark: December 21, 1805
... Ocian for Sackacome, which we make use of to mix with our tobacco to Smoke which has an agreeable flavour.
Dec 31 1805
Clark: December 31, 1805
...hose people Some Wapto roots, two mats and a Small pouch of Tobacco of their own manufactoryfor which I gave large fish hooks, which they were verry fond, those Indi...
Jan 8 1806
Lewis: January 8, 1806
...try in this neighbourhood, are excessively fond of smoking tobacco. in the act of smoking they appear to swallow it as they dran it from the pipe, and for many drau...
Jan 9 1806
Lewis: January 9, 1806
...heet copper and brass, large brass wire, knives, beads and tobacco with fishinghooks buttons and some other small articles; also a considerable quantity of Sailor's ...
Jan 10 1806
Clark: January 10, 1806
...ivs in this neighbourhood are excessively fond of Smokeing tobacco. in the act of Smokeing they appear to Swallow it as they draw it from the pipe, and for maney dra...
Jan 10 1806
Lewis: January 10, 1806
...im a medal of the smallest size; he presented me with some indian tobacco and a basquit of wappetoe, in return for which I gave him some thread for making a skiming net an...
Jan 14 1806
Clark: January 14, 1806
... of Sheet Copper and brass, large brass wire Knives Beeds &Tobacco with fishing hooks, buttons and Some other Small articles; also a considerable quantity of Salors ...
Jan 28 1806
Clark: January 28, 1806
.... The bark of this tree is chewed by our party in place of tobacco. The fruit is exceedingly ascid and resembles the flavor of the wild Crab.
Mar 17 1806
Lewis: March 17, 1806
... he gave my uniform laced coat and nearly half a carrot of tobacco. it seems that nothing excep this coat would induce them to dispose of a canoe which in their mod...

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