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Dates
First cultivated in c. III 2670 (1070 by the Shire-reckoning)
Location
Grown especially in the Southfarthing of the Shire, and also on the Bree-hill
Origins
Cultivated from wild herbs by Tobold Hornblower, possibly originating from the Bree-land
Race
Most commonly enjoyed by Hobbits, though members of various other races also enjoyed smoking a pipe
Other names
Leaf, Pipe-weed, Sweet Galenas, Tobacco, Westmansweed

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Halflings’ Leaf

Another name for pipe-weed

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Tobacco; smoking was invented by the Hobbits, and great quantities of Leaf, as it was called, were grown in the Shire, especially the warmer regions of the Southfarthing.


See also...

Leaf, Old Toby, Pipe-weed, The Shire, Tobacco, Westmansweed

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