SOLANACEJE. XXXIV. 
$1 3 Anthocercis. Fl. May, June. Clt, 1822. Shrub 
X, 6 feet. 
Cult. This is a genus of elegant early flowering shrubs, 
} worth cultivating in every collection. A light rich soil, or a 
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mixture of sand, loam, and peat, suits them very well. Cut- 
tings strike root readily if planted in sand, with a bell-glass 
placed over them. 
XXXIV. DUBOI'SIA (named after Louis Dubois, author of 
* Methode eprouvée avec laquelle on peut parvenir facilement 
a connaître les plantes des environs d'Orleans," 1 vol. 8vo. Orle- 
ans, 1803; and of “ Du Pommier du Poirier et du Cormier,” 2 
parts, 12mo. Paris, 1804.) R. Br. prod. 448. 
Lin. syst.  Didynàmia, Angiospérma. Calyx bilabiate, 
short, campanulately funnel-shaped ; limb 5-parted, nearly 
equal. Stamens inserted into the bottom of the corolla, in- 
closed, didynamous, with the rudiment of a fifth. Stigma capi- 
tately emarginate. Berry 2-celled, many-seeded. Seeds sub- 
reniform.—A small glabrous tree, with the habit of Myóporum. 
Leaves alternate, articulated with the branches, entire. Pani- 
cles axillary, furnished with deciduous bracteas at the divisions. 
Flowers white, like those of Myéporum. Tube of corolla stri- 
ated inside. Berry small, oval, black. 
1 D. wvoronorpzs (R. Br. prod. p. 448.) 
of New South Wales, about Port Jackson. 
Myoporum-like Duboisia. Shrub. 
Cult. For culture and propagation see Anthocércis above. 
h.G. Native 
Trise VI. NOLANIE X (this tribe contains plants agreeing 
with Nolàna in the characters given below,) Corolla plicate in 
sestivation, 5-lobed. Stamens 5, adnate to the tube of the 
corolla. Ovaria 1 to 5, or more, crowded, seated on a fleshy 
annular disk. Stigma capitate. Drupe solitary, or 5 together, 
containing each a 2-4-celled, bony putamen. Embryo filiform, 
gyrate, sometimes peripheric. 
XXXV. NOLA'NA (so named by Linneus, from nola, a 
little bell, on account of the bell-shaped form of the corolla.) 
Lin. gen. 193. Schreb. gen. no. 254. Geertn. fruct. 2. p. 242. 
t. 132. Juss. gen. 132. ed. Usteri, p. 147. D. Don, in Sweet, 
fl. gard. n. s. t. 305. 
Lin. syst. Pentándria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-cleft. Corolla 
campanulate, 5-lobed, 5-plicate. Stamens 5, adnate to the tube 
of the corolla, nearly equal. Anthers 2-celled, dehiscing length- 
wise. Ovaria 5 or more, crowded, seated on a fleshy annular 
disk. Stigma capitate. Drupes usually 5 at maturity, contain- 
ing each a 3-4-celled, bony putamen, marked by 3-5 grooves, 
and 3-5 little holes underneath. Seeds roundish, with a mem- 
branous testa. Albumen fleshy, copious. Embryo filiform, 
gyrate, somewhat perepheric.—Herbs, natives of Peru and 
Chili, usually annual. Leaves alternate, quite entire. Flowers 
solitary, pedunculate, showy blue, alar, or axillary. 
1 N. arrirericiror1a (Hortul. ex D. Don, in Sweet's fl. gard. 
n. s. t. 805.) stems procumbent, rather villous; calyx cam- 
panulate, with ovate-lanceolate, acute, connivent segments ; 
leaves spatulate: radical ones large. (2. H. Native of Peru. 
N. grandiflóra, Lehm. Flowers large, colour of those of Con- 
volvulus tricolor ; limb blue; throat white, yellow inside. The 
radical leaves are large, and greatly resemble those of spinach. 
It comes nearest to N. spatulàta, and N. coronata, Ruiz. et Pav. 
Atriplex-leaved Nolana. Fl. June, Sept. Cit. 1834. Pl. 
procumbent. 
2 N.sPATULA'TA (Ruiz. et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 7. t. 118. f. a.) 
stem erect; leaves cordately triangular; calycine segments spa- 
tulate. (9. H. Native of Peru, on hills. The whole plant is 
Dusoria. XXXV. Norawa. 479 
downy. Branches angular towards the top. Leaves petiolate, 
alternate, twin, fleshy, obliquely obtuse, subsinuated. Calyx 
pentagonal, hispid. Corollas large, whitish-purple, villous inside 
the tube. Carpels or drupes 4. 
Spatulate-leaved Nolana. PI. 1 foot. 
3 N. corona'ta (Ruiz. et. Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 6. t. 112. f. b.) 
stems prostrate; leaves ovate-cordate, rather oblique; calycine 
segments subcordate; corolla with a villous throat. ©. H. 
Native of Peru, on hills, in arid sandy places. Root fusiform. 
Stems terete, much branched, rather villous. Leaves on long 
petioles, shining, and rather villous on both surfaces. Pedun- 
cles generally longer than the leaves. Corolla 3 times larger 
than the calyx, with a white bottom and blue border. Drupes 
elongated, filiform. 
Cronned-flowered Nolana. Pl. prostrate. 
4 N. prosrra‘ra (Lin. fil. dec. 1. t. 2.) stems prostrate ; 
leaves ovate-oblong; calyx pyramidal, with triangularly sagit- 
tate segments, furnished with spur-like processes at the base. 
C.H. Native of Peru, in sandy places near the sea. Ruiz. 
et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 7. Curt. bot. mag. 731. N. prostrata 
gallinàcea, Pers. ench. 1. p. 168.  A'tropa, Gouan, hort. monsp. 
82. with a figure. Walkéria, Ehret, phil. trans. 1763. p. 130. 
t. 10. Zwingéra, Act. helv. 5. p. 267. t. 1. Neudérfia, 
Adans. p. 219. Teganium procümbens, Schmidel, icon. 67. t. 
18. Leaves twin, rhomb-ovate, entire. Corolla pale blue. 
Drupes 2-4-celled. 
Prostrate Nolana. 
trate. 
5 N. parapoxa (Lindl. bot. reg. 865. but not of Hook.) 
stems prostrate, hairy ; leaves ovate, obtuse, pilose ; segments 
of calyx triangular; corolla campanulately funnel-shaped ; 
drupes cumulated, l-seeded. ©.H. Native of Chili, on the 
sea shore, about Conception. Corollas blue. 
Paradoxical Nolana. Fl. Aug. Clt. 1825. PI. prostrate. 
6 N. rENE'LLA (Lindl. hort. trans. 7. p. 252.) clothed with 
viscid down; stems filiform; petioles ciliated; leaves ovate, 
obtuse at both ends; 
calyx campanulate, 2- 
lobed, 5-angled, one of 
the lobes emarginate, the 
other tridentate ; ova- 
rium 5-lobed. ©. H. 
Native of Chili. N. 
paradóxa, Hook. bot. 
mag. t. 2604. but not of 
Lindl. Peduncles hairy, 
filiform. ^ Corolla pale 
blue, with a paler eye. 
Stamens villous, inclosed. 
This species differs from 
N. prostràta in the want 
of spur-like processes to 
the calyx. 
Slender Nolana. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1824, P]. prostrate. 
7 N.1NrFLA'TA (Ruiz. et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 7. t. 112. f. a.) 
stem prostrate ; radical leaves on long petioles, ovate-lanceo- 
late; calyx inflated, ovate, striated. (2. H. Native of Peru, 
on sandy hills about Cumana. Stems purple, angular, branch- 
ed. Leaves downy, sinuated : radical ones entire, rarely tooth- 
ed, 4-5 inches long, and 3 broad; lower stem leaves solitary, 
subpetiolate, and rather oblique at the base: upper cauline 
ones twin, hardly petiolate, ovate, cordate, quite entire. Pa- 
nicle terminal, leafy ; peduncles longer than the leaves. Corolla 
whitish-violet, 3 times longer than the calyx. Anthers blue. 
Drupes 4. 
Inflated-calyxed Nolana. Pl. prostrate. 
8 N. revotu'ra (Ruiz. et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 8. t. 113. f. b.) 
Fl July, Sept. Clt. 1761. Pl. pros- 
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