438 
diffuse, prickly ; leaves sinuately pinnatifid, prickly on both 
surfaces, glabrous, with naked margins; racemes simple, and 
are, as well as the calyxes, prickly. ©.H. Native of the 
East Indies. Dun. sol. 231. syn. p. 45. S. Virginiànum, 
Jacq. icon. rar. t. 332. coll. 2. p. 235. exclusive of the syn. of 
Dil. S. diffüsum, Wall. cat. no. 2618. S. Jacquini, Ø, Nees, 
in Lin. trans. l7. p. 57.  Kandung Kattiri of the Tamuls. 
This species differs from S. Virginianum in the stem being de- 
cumbent, not erect; and in the margins of the leaves being 
naked, not ciliated. Prickles subulate, straight, long, white ; 
lobes of leaves acutish, sinuated ; recesses obtuse. Corolla 
bluish-purple. 
Jacquin’s Nightshade. Fl. Sept. Nov. Clt. 1804. Pl. pro- 
cumbent. 
$32 S. XANTHOCA'RPUM (Schrad. et Wendl. sert. hannov. 1. 
p. 8. t. 2.) stem herbaceous, prickly ; lower branches procum- 
bent, divaricate; leaves pinnatifidly ciliated, prickly on both 
surfaces, and clothed with stellate down: segments sinuated, 
acute, with naked margins; racemes few-flowered, drooping. 
©. H. Native of the Cape of Good Hope, East Indies, and 
Mauritius. Dun. sol. p. 231. exclusive of the syn. of Lam. 
syn. p. 45. S. diffüsum, Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 250. S. Jacquini, 
var. a, Nees, l. c. Very like $. Jacquini; but differs in the 
cauline prickles being fewer; in the young branches and leaves 
being clothed with stellate down. Prickles long, yellow. Pe- 
duncles 3-4-flowered, lateral and terminal. Corolla large, blue, 
flat, marked with a purple star in the centre, which is downy 
outside. Berry globose, size of a cherry, yellow, shining, 1- 
celled. 
Yellow-fruited Nightshade. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1824. Pl. 
1 foot. 
z 
333 S. Ricua’rDI (Dun. syn. p. 45. sol. ed. 2d. ined. t. 67. 
f. 1.) stem prickly, and scabrous from tomentum, as well as the 
leaves, on both surfaces, cinereous beneath ; flowers panicled. 
h.S. Native country unknown. Leaves ovate-oblong, beset 
with stellate pili on both surfaces; the prickles on the upper 
surface straight, and those on the under surface recurved. Ra- 
cemes simple, beset with stellate hairs, and prickly as well as 
the calyxes and pedicels. Corolla large, with a 5-rayed star in 
the centre, villous outside. 
Richard’s Nightshade. Shrub. 
334 S. ny‘strix (R. Br. prod. p. 446. Dun. sol. 232. syn. 
p. 45.) stem herbaceous, diffuse; prickles much crowded, sub- 
ulate, straight; leaves oblong, pinnatifidly sinuated, glabrous, 
and are, as well as the calyxes, very prickly; corolla armed. 
©. S. Native of New Holland, on the south coast. 
Porcupine Nightshade. PI. ? 
Sugsecr. VII. Cryproca’rpum (xovzro, krypto, to hide; and 
xaproc, karpos, a fruit; fruit hidden by the calyx.) Dun. sol. 
232.syn. p. 45. Nyctérium species of authors. Leaves pinna- 
tifid, bipinnatifid, and pinnate. Corollas 5-cleft. Berry covered 
by the increased prickly calyx. 
§ 1. Anthers equal. 
335 S. Barsrsu (Dun. sol. 232. t. 3. D. syn. 45.° Ker. 
bot. reg. 140.) stem shrubby, villous, prickly ; leaves pinna- 
tifid, pilose, prickly: segments acute, sinuately toothed; ra- 
cemes cymose, lateral and terminal, and are, as well as the 
calyxes, prickly; anthers nearly equal. h. G. Native of 
Peru, on the Andes, near Ayavaca; and on the banks of the 
river Cutaco, at the altitude of 900 to 1400 hexapods. S. de- 
cürrens, Balb. icon. et descript. fasc. 1. Ds bec tel Se vi$có- 
sum, Lag. gen. et spec. nov. p. 10. no. 145. D. C. hort. monsp. 
S. sisymbrifolium, Lam. ill. no. 2386. Poir. dict. 4. p. 307. 
SOLANACEZE. 
-técto, Cav. icon. 4. p. 5. t. 309. 
Í. Soranum. 
S. inflàtum, Horn. hort. hafn. 1. p. 221. S. brasicaefoliuni, 
Jacq. eclog. p. 14. t. 7. S. formosum, cat. hort. Dorp. S. 
Mauritanum velins du gard. de paris, p. 21. t. 66. Roth, nov. 
spec. S. víscidum, Schweigg. enum. p. 67. Mart. enum. 
hort. erl. p. 64. S. Thouíni, Gmel. cat. carlsr. p. 254. The 
whole plant is clothed with simple pili, which are tipped by 
glands. Leaves soft, clammy, prickly.  Petioles prickly. 
Calyx sometimes unarmed, and sometimes prickly. Prickles 
straight, subulate, slender, yellow, or reddish-yellow. Corollas 
large, white, semiquinquefid. Berry ovate, size of a cherry, 
copper-coloured. This is a beautiful plant when in blossom. 
Var. B, purpüreum (Hook. bot. mag. t. 2828.) flowers pur- 
ple. h.S. Native of Brazil. S. Balbísii, Ker. bot. reg. t. 
140. Berry large, yellow, covered by the calyx. There is 
also another variety with pale blue flowers. 
Balbiss Nightshade. Fl. April, Sept. Clt. 1816. 
to 4 feet. 
336 S. rE'cruw (Pers. ench. 1. p. 228. Dun. sol. p. 233. 
syn. p. 46.) stem shrubby, terete, prickly ; leaves bipinnatifidly 
sinuated, villous, prickly on both surfaces; berry covered by 
the villous calyx. 5. G. Native of Mexico. S. sinuàtum, 
Willd. spec. 1. p. 1043. Pers. ench. 1. p. 227. S. früctu 
S. villosum, Dietr. gart. lex. 
9. p. 341. Plant villous. Leaves bipinnatifid; lobes obtuse, 
curled. Prickles thick, whitish: the slenderer ones brown. 
Corolla yellow, tomentose outside. Stamens alternating with 
the crenz in the throat. Berry globose, glabrous. Racemes 
cymose, extrafoliaceous.  Peduncles and calyxes very prickly. 
Covered-berried Nightshade. Fl. April, Sept. Clt. 1824. 
Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 
Shrub 3 
§ 2. Anthers unequal. 
337 S. conxv ruM (Lam. ill. 2. p. 25. no. 2387. Poir. dict. 4. 
p. 308.) stem prickly, glabrous, subherbaceous ; leaves pinnate, 
prickly: segments pinnatifid, obtuse; prickles strong; anthers 
declinate, horn-formed : the lower one large, and much drawn 
out. h.G. Native of Mexico; also of Brazil. Juss. ann. 
mus. 3. p. 120. t. 9. Dun. sol. p. 234. syn. p. 46. S. heter- 
ándrum, Juss.  Nyctérium cardaminifólium, Vent. jard. malm. 
no. 85. Nyctérium cornütum, Link, enum. 1. p. 189. Leaves 
large, glabrous. Peduncles and calyxes villous and prickly at 
the base. Prickles subulate, yellow, fuscescent at the base; 
those of the calyx setaceous. Racemes simple, lateral. Corollas 
large, yellow, irregular, semiquinquefid, with reflexed seg- 
ments. 
Horned-anthered Nightshade. 
Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 
. 988 S. HETERA'NDRUM (Pursh, fl. amer. sept. 2. p. 731. t. 7.) 
annual; stem and leaves prickly and hairy; leaves ovate, ob- 
tuse, pinnatifid, hairy on both surfaces: segments obsoletely 
crenated and undulated ; anthers declinate, distant :- lower one 
horn-formed, and drawn out; berry inclosed in the echinated 
calyx. (C. H. Native on the banks of the Missouri, Arkan- 
sas, &c. Pursh, l. c. 1. p. 156. Androcéra lobàta, Nutt. gen. 
amer. l. p. 129.  Nyctérium lobàtum, Sweet. N. lüteum, 
Donn. Corollas yellow. Peduncles lateral, many-flowered. 
Variable-anthered Nightshade. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1813. 
Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
339 S.RosrRA'TUM (Dun. sol. p. 234. t. 24. syn. p. 46.) 
stem prickly, pilose; pili stellate at apex; leaves pinnatifid : 
segments obtuse; corollas irregular; anthers declinate, horn- 
formed : lower one large, and much drawn out. ©. H. Na- 
tive of Mexico. Leaves beset with cinereous, stellate, and 
simple hairs, and very prickly on both surfaces. Prickles un- 
equal, straight, subulate, yellowish. Racemes lateral, simple. 
Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1823. 
