434 
clothed with stellate tomentum ; stem shrubby ; leaves ovate- 
oblong, unequally cordate at the base, sinuately repand, prickly ; 
prickles acicular, very straight; peduncles 3-5-flowered ; calyx 
almost unarmed, clothed with stellate tomentum. h.G. Na- 
tive of Egypt. Very nearly allied to $. sánctum, and S. in- 
canum. 
Doubtful Nightshade. Shrub. 
292 S. Coxcz'wsE (Link. enum. 1. p. 137.) stem tomentose, 
furnished with straight prickles; leaves ovate, sinuated, prickly, 
tomentose; peduncles lateral, very short, many-flowered ; calyx 
tomentose, with oval, obtuse segments; corolla deeply 5-parted. 
h.S. Native of Africa, on the banks of the Congo, or Zaire 
river. Prickles broad at the base, those on the nerves of the 
leaves long, and straight. Corolla blue, downy outside. Anthers 
separated, equal. 
Congo Egg-plant. 
to 3 feet. 
293 S. Ve'tteum (Swartz. in litt. ex Roem. et Schultes, syst. 
4, p. 643.) stem shrubby, prickly; leaves ovate, acute, quite 
entire, unarmed on both surfaces, clothed with woolly tomentum, 
reticulated beneath; racemes dichotomous, flexuous. h. S. 
Native of tropical America. Prickles straight, scattered. 
Branchlets tomentose. Leaves opposite, one smaller than the 
other, rusty, 2-3 inches long. Racemes terminal from the divi- 
sions of the branches, very long, tomentose, many-flowered. 
Flowers crowded, nearly sessile. Calyx tomentose. Corolla 
blue, tomentose outside, with obtuse segments. Stigma obtuse. 
Woolly Egg-plant. Shrub. 
294 S. waARGINA TUM (Lin. suppl. p. 147. Murr. comm. 
gætt. 1783. p. 11. t.4. Jacq. coll. 1. p. 50. icon. rar. 1. t. 45.) 
stem shrubby ; leaves subcordate, sinuately lobed, clothed with 
hoary powdery tomentum beneath, margined with white above ; 
berry 3-celled, globose. h.G. Native of Palestine. Dun. 
sol. p. 215. t. 8. A. syn. p. 40. Sims. bot. mag. 1928. S. 
niveum, Allioni, auct. misc. and S. Abyssínicum, Jacq. hort. 
vind. ex Vittm. summ. p. 492. Stem prickly, tomentose at 
top, as well as the branches; tomentum powdery. Leaves 
sinuately repand, obtuse, prickly on both sides, when young 
white on both surfaces, but green above in the adult state. 
Prickles straight, subulate, yellow, fuscous at the base. Pe- 
tioles, peduncles, pedicels, outsides of calyxes, and corollas 
clothed with white tomentum. Calyx 5-6-cleft. Corolla 5-6- 
cleft, large, white, marked by a purple star in the centre. Berry 
large, 3-celled, globose, yellow, drooping, ex Poir. 
White-edged-leaved Egg-plant. Fl. June, Sept. 
Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 
295 S. CawPrzcurE'wskE (Lin. spec. 267.) stem herbaceous, 
very prickly, hairy ; leaves cordate-oblong, lobed : lobes tooth- 
ed; calyxes of the fertile flowers very prickly ; berries cherry 
shaped. ©. H. Native of the Bay of Campeachy, Willd. 
spec. 1. p. 1059, exclusive of the syn. Lin. mant. Dun. sol. p. 
216. S. acanthifólium, Mill. dict. no 14.— Dill. elth. p. 316. t. 
268. f. 347. Stem brown on the side next the sun, hairy like 
the leaves; hairs all stellate. Leaves prickly beneath, some- 
what 5-lobed, green above, and greenish white beneath. Prickles 
straight, whitish, yellowish, or brown. Peduncles, pedicels, and 
fertile calyxes hairy, and very prickly. Corolla hairy outside, 
pale violet, 5-cleft. Berry form and size of a cherry, whitish 
when ripe. 
Campeachy Egg-plant. 
feet. 
296 S. rR6NeuM (Poir. dict. 4. p. 308. Dun. sol. P. 217. 
syn. 40.) stem suffruticose, prickly ; leaves angularly sinuated, 
prickly on both surfaces; flowers solitary, extra-foliaceous ; 
berries globose. (2.? S. Native of the Moluccas. 
Fl. June, July. Cit. 1821. Shrub 2 
Cit. 1775. 
Fi. July. Cit. 1732. Pl. 1 to 2 
Trongum 
SOLANACEE. 
I. SOLANUM. 
agréste spinósum, Rumph. amb. 5. p. 240. t. 86. TS Root 
hard, long. Prickles recurved. Leaves obscure green. Calyx 
prickly. Corolla purple. Berry globose, size of a cherry. 
Perhaps only a var. of S. Melongena, ex Nees. 
Trongum Egg-plant. Fl. June, July. Cit. 1818. 
to 1 foot. 
297 S. pre'ssum (Dun. sol. p. 217. syn. p. 41.) stem almost 
unarmed; leaves ovate, attenuated at both ends, prickly ; ber- 
ries glabrous, nearly globose, flat on the top. ©.? 5. Native 
of the Moluccas. ‘Tréngum pra rübrum, Rumph. amb. 5. cap. 
48. p. 241. t. 86. f. 2. Stem usually dwarf; branches spar- 
ingly prickly. Leaves twin, acute, obscure, green, with brown 
nerves. Prickles short. Calyx prickly. Corolla white, or 
pale red. Berries size of a pigeon’s egg, green, marked with 
white spots. Perhaps a var. of S. Melongena, ex Nees. 
Pressed-fruited Egg-plant. Pl. 
298 S. a’usum (Lour. coch. 1. p. 129.) stem suffruticose, 
almost unarmed; branches prostrate; leaves oblong, angular, 
sparingly prickly ; peduncles many-flowered; berries globose. 
Native of Cochinchina, where it is called Ca-Co 
by the natives; and of Amboyna. Dun. sol. p. 217. syn. 
p. 41.—Rumph. amb. 5. p. 241. cap. 48. Root extended, 
with the smell of a turnip. Leaves 9-10 inches long, on long 
petioles, powdery, like the branches, petioles, and fruit ; the 
powder yellow. Prickles small, short. Peduncles many-flow- 
ered, 6-7. Calyx bearded. Corolla white. Anthers yellow. 
Berry globose, green, marked with white spots. Perhaps a 
var. of S. Melongéna, ex Nees. 
White-flowered Egg-plant. 
Shrub 4 
Pl. 3 to 4 feet. 
Suzsecr. V. AcaNTHÓPHORA (from akav0oc, acanthos, a spine; 
and ¢opew, phoreo, to bear ; the species contained in this section 
bear spines.) Dun. sol. p. 218. Stem prickly. Leaves sinu- 
ately angular, toothed or pinnatifid, almost glabrous, or villous 
from simple, silky hairs, or tomentose from stellate hairs. Ra- 
cemes short, fen-flowered. Corollas 5-parted. 
§ 1. Berries glabrous. Leaves smooth, or villous from usually 
simple silky hairs. 
299 S. acerirotrum (Dun. syn. p. 41. sol. ed. 2d. ined. t. 
131. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 46.) suffruticose ; 
branches and both sides of leaves prickly, and hispid from pili ; 
leaves hastately 3-lobed, cordate, on long petioles; peduncles 
few-flowered ; calyx unarmed. b. S. Native of New Anda- 
lusia, at the monastery of Caripe. Prickles subulate, straight, 
elongated, yellow. Leaves about 4 inches long; lobes acu- 
minated : lateral ones diverging, obsoletely angled outside at 
the base: middle one large. Peduncles prickly. Corolla vio- 
laceous. Calyx 5-lobed. 
Maple-leaved Nightshade. Shrub 8 feet. 
800 S. myriaca’Ntuum (Dun. sol. p. 218. t. 19. syn. p. 41.) 
stem very prickly, hairy; prickles soft, acicular; leaves cor- 
date, sinuately angular, acute, very villous and prickly on both 
surfaces. h.S. Native country unknown. Hairs cinereous. 
Prickles straight. Peduncles slender, 2-3-flowered, nearly op- 
posite the leaves, almost unarmed. Calycine segments oblong- 
subulate, villous outside, with ciliated margins. Corolla pilose 
outside, with linear-lanceolate, acute segments. This species 
differs from S. aculeatissimum, in the leaves being very villous 
and sinuately angular, not lobed, and in the prickles being 
smaller and more slender. 
Many-spined Nightshade. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1822. Shrub. 
301 S. acuLzatr'ssimum (Jacq. coll. 1. p. 100. icon. rar. t. 
41.) stem shrubby, very prickly; leaves subcordate, lobed, 
villous and prickly on both surfaces ; lobes acute, toothed. h- 
