Has anyone mentioned tobacco as an export to Europe?
Would that trade appear before reaching the Caribbean?
Cultivated when?Tobacco was cultivated as far north as the st. Lawrenceville valley and new England, (and it grows wild in souter ontario),
Tobacco was cultivated as far north as the st. Lawrenceville valley and new England, (and it grows wild in souter ontario), but it was the north amercantile variety which is a lot less pleasurable to smoke than the Caribbean variety. Basically, it had a ceremonial use and still contained enough nicotine for a noticeable effect, but was too bad tasting to be addictive.
Cultivated when?
I´ve read claims that maize farming spread to St. Lawrence Valley only in 13th...14th century. Well, it certainly was on lake Ontario by 11th.
Would 11th century Norse encounter tobacco in Montreal, or would they not?
They did encounter vines in Vinland. How far south would they have had to sail for that?I presume neither maize, nor tobacco would be encountered immediately, only a few centuries later, but they'd probably already know about it by 1400.
Appreciating tobacco is another matter.
Wasn´t the saga specific that Leif´s crew included a slave from Germany, who did know grapes from Germany?Remember re 'vines' that no grapes grow in Iceland or Greenland. They wouldn't necessarily recognize a grape if it jumped out and bit them.
Cultivated when?
I´ve read claims that maize farming spread to St. Lawrence Valley only in 13th...14th century. Well, it certainly was on lake Ontario by 11th.
Would 11th century Norse encounter tobacco in Montreal, or would they not?