Abstract: A supply device (30) of a device (10) for stripping leaves from tobacco plants P, where each plant is composed of a stem T that bears leaves F. The leaf-stripping device (10) includes at least one station (12) for supplying tobacco plants P, a discharging station (14), and elements (16) for transferring the plants P from the supply station (12) to the discharging station (14) according to a direction S of work. The transfer elements (16) include elements for receiving plants P at the supply station (12). The supply device (30) includes elements for depositing the tobacco plants P on the receiving elements of the leaf-stripping device (10) and elements for bringing the plants P for their leaves to be stripped one after the other and in an automated manner to the supply station (12) of the leaf-stripping device.