990 SOLANACEAE 
about as long as the tube: corolla white, 11--14 mm. broad ; lobes oval or oval-ovate, acute : 
berries globose, 1-1.5 cm. in diameter, scarlet. 
In waste place or open woods, Gulf States. Introduced. Spring to fall. JERUSALEM CHERRY. 
8. Solanum glaücum Dunal. Somewhat woody, at least below, unarmed. Stem 
1-2.5 m. tall, often copiously branched, pale, glabrous: leaves rather numerous ; blades 
narrowly oblong to oblong-lanceolate, 8-16 cm. long, acute or slightly acuminate, smooth 
and glabrous, white-margined, narrowed into short petiole-like bases: pedicels slender, 
slightly thickened under the calyx : calyx glabrous ; tube nearly flat ; lobes much broader 
than high: corolla blue, 25-30 mm. broad; lobes broadly ovate, abruptly acute: berries 
globose-ovoid, 6-8 mm. in diameter, glaucous. 
In waste places, Pensacola, Florida. Native of South America. 
9 Solanum verbascifólium L. Shrubby, tomentose throughout, unarmed. Stems 
6-16 dm. tall, branching: leaf-blades leathery, oblong or oblong-obovate, or ovate, 1-3 
dm. long, obtuse or acuminate, entire, one third as long as the blades or shorter : peduncles 
longer than the petioles: pedicels fully 1 mm. thick: calyx 5-6 mm. long ; tube broadly 
turbinate ; lobes ovate, about as long as the tube : corolla white, 1.5 em. broads; lobes ovate 
or oval-ovate, acutish : ovary pubescent : berries subglobose, 1-2 cm. in diameter. 
In sandy soil, southern peninsular Florida and the Keys and southern Mexico, throughout tropical 
America. Throughout the year. 
10. Solanum Blodgéttii Chapm. Shrubby, hoary-scurfy or slightly tomentulose. 
unarmed. Stems spreading, 8-18 dm. long, branching: leaf-blades oblong, 5-15 cm, 
long, rather obtuse at both ends, undulate: petioles } as long as the blades or shorter: 
duncles longer than the petioles : pedicels densely pubescent : calyx pubescent, 2.5 mm. 
ong; tube broadly turbinate ; lobes broadly oblong, abruptly pointed, longer than the 
tube: corolla white, 14-17 mm. broad ; lobes linear or linear-lanceolate: ovary glabrous: 
berries subglobose, green turning red. 
In sand, Key West, Florida. Spring to fall. 
11. Solanum Bahaménse L. Shrubby, roughish pubescent, sparingly armed, or 
unarmed. Stems 5-18 dm. tall, branching : leaf-blades oblong, 4-12 cm. long, obtuse or 
acutish, undulate, oblique at the base ; petioles 1-2 cm. long : pedicels club-shaped : calyx 
1.5 em. long ; lobes oblong or ovate-oblong, longer than the tube : corolla pale, 10-12 mm. 
broad ; lobes linear, relatively long : berries subglobose, 6-8 mm. in diameter. 
In sandy soil, southern peninsular Florida and the Keys. 
12. Solanum elaeagnifdlium Cav. Perennial, silvery canescent with scurfy-hairs, 
more or less copiously armed with acicular spines, or unarmed. Stems erect, 3-11 dm. tall, 
branching : leaf-blades broadly oblong to linear-oblong, 5-15 cm. long, usually obtuse, un- 
dulate or repand, oblique at the base; petioles 1-2 cm. long: pedicels barely enlarged up- 
ward : calyx 5-ridged ; tube campanulate ; lobes linear-subulate from a broad base, muc 
longer than the tube: corolla violet, or white, 2-2.5 em. broad ; lobes triangular-ovate, 
longer than the limb : berries subglobose, 1-1.5 cm. in diameter, yellow or black. 
In dry soil, Missouri to Kansas, Texas and Arizona. Spring to fall. 
13. Solanum Melongéna L. Perennial, more or densely felty tomentose, armed 
with short subulate prickles. Stems 3-9 dm. tall, simple or branching above: leaf-blades 
1-3 dm. long, oval or ovate in outline, sinuate-lobed or shallowly pinnately lobed, cuneate 
or subcordate at the base ; petioles 1-5 cm. long : pedicel slightly enlarged under the calyx: 
calyx pubescent; tube saucer-shaped ; lobes broadly ovate, acuminate at the tip, tim 
long as the tube: corolla purplish, 4-5 cm. broad ; lobes triangular, longer than the 
limb: filaments glabrous: anthers narrow, 8-9 mm. long: berries 5-30 cm. long. 
On hillsides and sandy soil, Georgia and Florida. Much cultivated. Spring to fall. EGG-PLANT. 
14. Solanum Carolinénse L. Perennial, hirsute or scabro-pubescent, armed with 
subulate prickles. Stems erect or ascending, 2-7 dm. tall, branching: leaf-blades oblong 
to ovate in outline, 5-12 cm. long, sinuate or pinnately sinuate-lobed, with the lobes of a 
triangular type, armed with subulate prickles, petioled : pedicels usually only » gcn ; 
calyx-lobes lanceolate to triangular, acuminate : corolla violet or white, 2.5-3 cm. broad : 
berries globular, 1.5-2 cm. in diameter, orange-yellow. 
In dry or sandy soil, Ontario to Illinois, Massachusetts, Florida and Texas. Spring to fall. 
15. Solanum Floridànum Shuttlw. Similar to S. Carolinense in habit. Leaf-blades 
deeply pinnatifid, the lobes of an oblong type, the terminal one often elongated : pedicels 
commonly prickle-armed : calyx-lobes lanceolate or narrowly lanceolate, each narrow 
into a slender tip: corolla violet, 2-2.5 cm. broad : berries globular. 
In waste places or on roadsides, Florida. Spring to fall. 
