452 
ers umbellate, drooping; filaments bearded at the base. ©. 
H. Native of Peru. Sweet, fl. gard. t. 85. A’tropa umbel- 
lata, Roth, catal. 2. p. 26. Jacq. schoenbr. t. 493.  A'tropa 
Rothii, Poir. suppl. 1. p. 610. Bellinia umbellàta, Roem. et 
Schultes, syst. 4. p. 688. Stem solitary, dichotomous. Leaves 
canescent beneath, green above, entire, and sometimes slightly 
angular. Umbels pedunculate, 7-10-flowered, axillary, solitary. 
Corolla plicate, cream-coloured, or greenish-white, smaller than 
those of S. proctimbens. Berry dark purple. 
Umbellate-flowered Saracha. Fl. June, July. 
Pl. 2 to 4 feet. 
3 S. conrérta (Ruiz. et Pav. fl. per. 2. t. 180. f. a.) herba- 
ceous, erect ; leaves ovate, angularly toothed, downy, and quite 
entire: upper floral ones twin ; flowers umbellate drooping, pe- 
dunculate; filaments villous at the base. (2. H. Native of 
Peru, from Canta to Obragillo. Bellinia contórta, Roem. et 
Schultes, syst. 4. p. 689. — A'tropa contórta, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 
699. Stem furrowed, glabrous, branched, of a livid violaceous 
colour at bottom; branches dichotomous, downy.  Peduncles 
and pedicels twisted. Umbels 6-10-flowered. Corolla cream- 
coloured, rather large. Berry black, globose, size of a pea. 
Twisted-pedicelled Saracha. Pl. 3 to 4 feet. 
* * Shrubby Plants. 
4 S. ruxcrA'rA (Ruiz. et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 42. t. 178.) suf- 
fruticose, erect; leaves ovate-oblong, quite entire, glabrous 
above, and powdery beneath; pedicels 1-flowered, unequal, 
aggregate, axillary and terminal; corollas spotted. h. G. 
Native of Peru, in elevated places. Bellinia punctata, Roem. 
et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 688. A’tropa punctàta, Spreng. syst. 1. 
p. 698. Branches angular, downy while young. Pedicels a 
little longer than the corollas. Calyx glabrous. Corolla large, 
campanulate, powdery outside, yellowish, and marked with 
small purple spots. 
Dotted-flowered Saracha. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 
5 S. Zuccaenia‘na; frutescent, erect; stem villous, 4-5- 
angled ; leaves solitary or twin, ovate-cordate, rather villous, 
entire; common peduncle villous, between the petioles of the 
twin leaves, bearing an umbel of pedicellate drooping flowers, 
h.G. Native of America?  A'tropa erécta, Zucc. cent. in 
Roem. coll. p. 129. no. 41. Angles of stem violaceous. Leaves 
glabrous above, but the margins and nerves beneath are villous. 
Umbels 2-3-4-flowered. Segments of calyx ciliated. Corolla 
greenish-yellow, rotate, marked by 10 twin green spots at bot- 
tom; limb pentagonal, ciliated, revolute. Filaments villous at 
the base. Berry globose, glabrous, 2-celled. 
Zuccagni’s Saracha. Shrub. 
6 S. vitL6sa; stem frutescent ; leaves cordate-ovate, acumi- 
nated, quite entire, very villous: rameal ones twin, unequal; 
umbels axillary, many-flowered, drooping ; limb of corolla 5- 
cleft. h.G. Native of Peru?  A'tropa villdsa, Zucc. in Rem. 
coll. p. 130. no. 42. Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 684. Stem 
pentagonal, violaceous at the base, furrowed, villous, as well as 
the branches, which are tetragonal, Common peduncle horizon- 
tal, solitary, between the petioles of the twin leaves; pedicels 
8-9, papillose. Corolla greenish-yellow, rotate; limb penta- 
gonal; segments ciliated. Evidently a species of Saracha. 
Villous Saracha. Shrub erect. 
7 S. pneNTA'rA (Ruiz. et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 176. f. b.) herba- 
ceous, procumbent, downy ; leaves entire and ‘toothed, ovate 
twin ; peduncles usually 4-flowered, subumbellate, lateral and 
terminal, inclinate. 2. G. Native of Peru, along with S. 
punctata. Bellínia dentàta, Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 689. 
A'rropa dentata, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 699.  Pedicels unequal 
short. Corolla whitish-violet, villous, campanulate, marked by 
5 green spots. Berry copper-coloured, size of a pea. 
Clt. 1822. 
SOLANACEJE. VI. Sanacua. 
VII. WirüERINGIA. 
Toothed-leaved Saracha. Pl. procumbent. 
8 S. srròra (Ruiz. et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 42. t. 179.) herba- 
ceous, erect, downy ; leaves ovate, usually twin; peduncles ax- 
illary, 2, rarely 3-flowered ; flowers pendulous. 2t. G. Native 
of Peru, in corn-fields. —Bellínia bitlóra, Roem. et Schultes, 
syst. 2. p. 689. Branches angular. Corolla greenish-yellow. 
Stamens twice as long as the corolla. Berry white, size of a 
pea, a little compressed. 
Two-flowered Saracha. PI. 2 feet. 
9 S. viscdsa (Schrad, cat. sem. hort. goett. 1832. D. Don, 
in Sweet, fl. gard. n. s. t. 323.) clothed in every part with glan- 
dular pubescence, and viscid; stem erect, suffruticose ; leaves 
twin, cordate, acuminated, sinuately toothed, and sometimes 
entire; peduncles umbellate; throat of corolla woolly ; fructi- 
ferous calyx coloured. b. G. Native of Mexico, Spangen- 
berg. Umbels solitary, nearly sessile. Calyx 5-cleft, large. 
Corolla large, with acute lobes, valvate in zestivation, cream- 
coloured, and marked towards the base with numerous Olive- 
coloured spots. Anthers cordate, violet. Berry globose, size 
of a cherry, scarlet. 
Clammy Saracha. 
feet. 
10 S. rusz'/sceNs (Willd. rel. ex Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 
689.) shrubby, downy ; leaves ovate, acute; umbels peduncu- 
late, terminal. ^h. G. Native of Peru. Humb. et Bonpl. 
Bellínia pubéscens, Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 689. 
Donny Saracha. Shrub? 
N.B. What are Saracha micrantha, D. C. hort. monsp. 1813. 
and S. Peruviàna, Dietr. gart. lex. 8. p. 522. ? 
Cult. The shrubby species of Sardcha require protection in 
a frame or greenhouse in winter; but they may be planted out 
in open ground in summer ; they are increased by cuttings and 
seeds. The seeds of annual species only require to be sown in 
the open ground in spring. 
Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1835. Pl.1 to 2 
VII. WITHERI'NGIA (named by L. Heritier, in honour of 
William Withering, M.D., author of “A Botanical Arrangement 
of the Vegetables of Great Britain." 2 vols. 8vo. Birming- 
ham, 1776. First edition.) Lher. stirp. 1. p. 38. t. 1. Dun. 
sol p. 107. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 3. p. 13. Mart. bras. 
3. p. 73.—Solànum species of Lin. and other authors. 
Lin. syst. Pentándria, Monogyjnia. Calyx urceolately cam- 
panulate, 4-5-cleft. Corolla rotate; tube short; limb 4-5- 
cleft. Stamens 4-5; anthers conniving, dehiscing lengthwise. 
Stigma subcapitate. Berry 2-celled, propped by the permanent 
calyx, many-seeded ; placentas adnate. Seeds lenticular.— 
Trees, shrubs, or herbs, with soft wood, and large medulla, 
having the habit of Solanum. Branches opposite or alternate, 
thickened at the nodi. Leaves alternate, usually twin, (one in 
each pair smaller than the others,) quite entire, or sinuately- 
toothed, rarely pinnatifid: Inflorescence umbellate, racemose, 
or panicled, rarely having the flowers solitary. Peduncles late- 
ral or extra-axillary. Corollas whitish, rose-coloured, yellow, 
greenish, or bluish. 
* Stems shrubby. 
1 W. stramonurozia (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 3. p. 13.) 
arboreous ; branches angularly winged ; branchlets downy ; 
leaves ovate, acuminated, unequally cordate, dentately angular, 
hairy, twin ; umbels extra-axillary, sessile; filaments bearded at 
top. kh.S. Native of Mexico, near La Bandarilla; and the 
city of Xalapa, at the altitude of 750 hexapods, where it is called 
Oja Peluda by the natives. Leaves 4-5 inches long, and 2-3 
broad. Umbels many-flowered. Flowers nutant, pentamerous 
and pentandrous. Corolla yellowish, hairy outside, size of those 
of Capsicum frutéscens. Berry globose, red, size of a pea. 
