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prickly on the midrib, tomentose; calyxes strigose ; berry 
tomentose. h. S. Native of Brazil. Dun. sol. p. 241. syn. 
p. 49. Stem, petioles, and calyxes beset with long, yellowish 
strige. Leaves cordate at the base ; prickles yellowish. Pani- 
cles lateral, branched. Corolla tomentose outside. Berries 
small. 
Strigose Nightshade. Shrub. 
393 S. VaupELLiA'NuM (Dun. sol. p. 241. syn. p. 49.) stem 
flexuous, dichotomous, shrubby, prickly, tomentose ; prickles 
incurved ; leaves sinuately-angular, rather tomentose, spiny on 
the midrib; spikes solitary. h. S. Native of Brazil. S. 
dichótomum, Vand. fasc. p. 9. Roem. script. p. 54, but not of 
Lour. Stem greenish yellow. Tomentum stellate. Prickles 
few, yellow at top. Leaves sub-petiolate. Spikes revolute, as 
in Heliotropium. Calyx tomentose. Corolla white. 
Vandelli’s Nightshade. Shrub. 
394 S. Ma cur (Dun. sol. p. 242. syn. p. 49.) stem herba- 
ceous, pilose, prickly, scabrous; pili white, stellate; leaves 
ovate, sinuated, acute, rather pilose, the midrib prickly on both 
sides; peduncles erect, terminal, 4-5-flowered, longer than the 
petioles. 2%. S. Native country unknown. S. stellàtum, 
Moench. meth. p. 475, but not Jacq. Stems simple. Prickles 
yellow, distant. Peduncles and calyxes pilose, and furnished 
with a very few prickles. Corolla white, large. Anthers dis- 
tant. Style white; stigma green. Berry smooth, yellow. 
Meench’s Nightshade. Pl. 2 feet. 
395 S. Betrortia‘num (Dun. sol. p. 242. syn. p. 49.) stem 
shrubby, tomentose, prickly ; leaves deeply and sinuately angu- 
lar, tomentose, rather prickly; flowers corymbose. h. S. 
Native of Brazil. S. Belfort, Vand. fasc. p. 10. Roem. script. 
p. 56. Prickles few, very short, straight. Leaves petiolate, 
unequal at the base. Prickles slender. Corymbs lateral. 
Calyx pilose. 
Belfort’s Nightshade. Shrub. 
396 S. Banxsra‘num (Vand. fasc. p. 10. Roem. script. p. 
55. Dun. sol. p. 242.) stem prickly, pilose, herbaceous; lower 
leaves cordate, ovate: superior ones pinnatifidly-sinuated, acute, 
pilose ; prickles straightish on both surfaces. 2. S. Native 
of Brazil, where it is called Rebentabois. Prickles thick, re- 
versed, yellow at top. Berry yellow, nearly dry, size of a 
cherry. 
Banks’s Nightshade. Pl.? 
397 S. atrovirens (Dun. sol. p. 243. syn. p. 50.) hk. S. 
Native of India. Solanum I’ndicum spinosum atrovirens et 
undique glabrum, folis branche ursine divisuris. Pluckn. 
phyt. t. 62. f. 2. S. pomíferum spinosum Indicum, fructu 
echinato, foliis cardui seu acanthi spinosi, Breyn. prod. p. 1.? 
Dark-green Nightshade. Shrub. 
398 S. Cave'nsz (Thunb. prod. 37. Lin. suppl. 147.) stem 
prickly, shrubby, erect; leaves sinuately-pinnatifid, prickly, 
naked: alternate segments entire, obtuse. ..G. Native of 
the Cape of Good Hope. Dun. sol. p. 243. syn. p. 50. Plant 
armed with copious yellow, recurved prickles. Leaves ovate, 
obtuse, glabrous. Peduncles solitary, 1-2-flowered, drooping. 
Calyx prickly. Corolla blue. Berry glabrous. 
Cape Nightshade. Shrub 1 foot. 
399 S. Houstont (Dun. sol. p. 243. syn. p. 50.) stem shrubby, 
prickly ; leaves oblong, sinuately pinnate, prickly ; umbels ses- 
sile. k. S. Native of Vera Cruz. S. quercifdlium, Mill. 
dict. no. 16. ex Houst. mss. Prickles recurved. Flowers 
small, white. Berries red, size of juniper berries. 
Houston’s Nightshade. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 
, 400 S. ANGU'RIUM (Dun. l. c.) stem shrubby, prickly ; leaves 
pinnatifidly-jagged, tomentose, prickly on both surfaces ; pe- 
duncles axillary, few-flowered. h. S. Native of Vera Cruz. 
S. angustifolium, Mill. dict. no. 15. ex Houst. mss. Stem 
SOLANACEEF. 
I. SOLANUM. 
procumbent, tomentose. Prickles long, yellow. Leaves almost 
4 inches long, and 2 broad. Peduncles 2-3 inches long. Calyx 
very prickly. Corollas large, yellow. Berry globose, size of a 
pea, variegated with green and white. 
Anguria-leaved Nightshade. Shrub prostrate. 
401 S. Varana'nzs (Vand. in Roem. script. p. 55.) stem suf- 
fruticose, prickly, rather pilose ; leaves pinnate, cut, prickly on 
both surfaces; racemes lateral, compound. hk. Native of 
Brazil. Dun. sol. p. 243. syn. p. 50. Stem green. Prickles 
long, straight, red, very sharp. Leaves rather pilose. Petioles, 
peduncles, and calyxes prickly and pilose. 
Valadares Nightshade. Shrub. 
402 S. RorrsarLiA NuM (Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 668.) 
h. S. Native of Surinam. S. fo'tidum, Rottb. act. hafn. 
1778. p. 287. J. Puihn. mat. med. ven. regn. veg. 1785. 
Dun. sol. p. 244. syn. p. 50. The berry on being wounded, or 
bruised, exhales an intolerable smell, which excites nausea and 
cephalalgia. 
Rottbell's Nightshade. Shrub. 
403 S. ricipum (Lam. ill. no. 2373. Poir. dict. 4. p. 303. 
Pers. ench. 1. p. 228.) a dwarf prickly shrub; leaves ovate, 
sinuately angular, prickly, almost naked, beset with white 
prickles on both surfaces. h. S. Native country unknown. 
Stem very stiff, hardly a foot long, erect, a little branched, 
rather villous; prickles short, straight. Leaves acute, undu- 
lated; lobes acute, sub-mucronate, rather ciliated, pale or yel- 
lowish green. Prickles numerous, naked, subulate, stiff, pur- 
plish at the base. Racemes terminal. Peduncles short, a little 
branched, tomentose. Calyx villous; with lanceolate, very 
acute segments, sometimes prickly, and sometimes unarmed. 
Stiff Nightshade. Shrub 1 foot. 
404 S. aqua’ticum (Hort. par. Dum. Courset, bot. cult. ed. 
2d. suppl. p. 152.) stem shrubby, prickly, thick, villous ; leaves 
cordate, deepiy and sinuately lobed, prickly on both surfaces, as 
well as the petioles, villous, soft. h. S. Native country 
unknown. Stem straight, simple, or branched, dark purple. 
Prickles strong, a little recurved. Leaves large, 8-9 inches 
long, pale green. 
Aquatic Nightshade. Shrub. 
405 S. quiNQUANGULA'RE (Willd. herb. ex Roem. et Schultes, 
syst. 4. p. 669.) stem shrubby ; leaves 5-angled, hairy, and are, 
as well as the petioles, beset with subulate prickles ; peduncles 
generally 2-flowered. h. S. Native of Caraccas, Bredemeyer. 
Five-angled-leaved Nightshade. Shrub. 
406 S. susa‘tum (Willd. 1. c.) stem shrubby, and is, as well 
as the peduncles, prickly ; leaves roundish-ovate, angularly- 
toothed, downy and prickly on both surfaces ; calyxes covered 
prickles bristly. 5. S. Native on the banks of the Orinoco, 
Humb. et Bonpl. 
Bearded Nightshade. Shrub. 
N.B. In Salt’s abyss. append. p. 475, there are 2 species 
mentioned, but without any diagnosis of either, viz. S. cinereum, 
R. Br. and S. uncinàtum, R. Br. 
What are the following species. 1. S. cethiopioides, Cav. 2 
S. agréste, Brouss. 3. S. aracátscha, Bess. Krzem. 4. S. stipu- 
làceum, Brouss. 5. S. cestrifolium, Fisch. | 
Cult. All the species of Solanum thrive best in a rich, light 
soil, and are readily increased by seed; or cuttings planted in 
sand under a hand-glass root readily. A great number of the 
species are very handsome, and therefore worth cultivating for 
ornament. They are treated like other stove greenhouse an 
hardy plants. The seeds of annual species, natives of tropic 
countries, require to be raised on a hot-bed, and the plants to 
be set out in the open ground about the end of May in ê 
sheltered, dry situation. 
