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3. SOLANDRA, Sw. 



Calyx tubular, unequally divided, at length unilaterally cleft to the base : lobes 3-5 (-2). 

 Corolla infundibular, plaited above in the bud : tube cylindrical below : lobes 5(-7), imbri- 

 cative. Stamens 5, incurved, inserted into the inferior part of the corolla-tube : anthers 

 2-celled, erect. Stigma 2-lobed-capitate. Berry 4-celled. Embryo incurved. — Scandent, 

 woody plants ; leaves entire, petioled ; flowers terminal, usually solitary, large. 



8. S. grandiflora, Sw. Leaves elliptical or elliptical-oblong ; flowers shortly pedicel- 

 late ; calyx 3-4-fd, one-third as long as the corolla, equalling the cylindrical pari of its 

 tube; corolla greenish -white : lobes rounded, undulate-crenulate, one-eighth to one-tenth as 

 long as the tube; stamens included; berry ovoid-globose, pointed. — Sw. Ft. t. 9: analyt. 

 Desc. Fl, 3. t. 174. Bot. Mag. t. 1874.— S. uitida, Znccagn. S. macrantha, Dttn.—k 

 small tree or shrub, with trailing branches : the West Indian form glabrous ; leaves 2^"- 

 5", calyx 3£"-2", corolla 7"-l 0" long : transverse diameter of its lobes 2''~1£".— Hab. 

 Jamaica !, Pd., Jl., Wullschl., scandent and rooting on trees and rocks, Manchester, S. 

 Anns, e.g. in the ravine of Ochorios; [Cuba; Mexico, Guatemala !, New Granada !, Vene- 

 zuela !, Brazil !]. 



9. S. longiflora, Tuss. Glabrous ; leaves elliptical-oblong, lanceolate-oblong, or obo- 

 vate-oblong ; flowers shortly pedicellate ; calyx 3-4(5-2)-/rf, one-fourth as long as the 

 corolla, half as long as the cylindrical part of its tube, which is campanulate above ; 

 corolla white, with a purplish tinge : lobes rounded, undulate-dentate, one-twelfth as long 

 as the tube; stamens included; berry globose, mucronate. — Tuss. FL 2. t. 12. Bot. Mag. 

 t. 4345. — S. lffivis, Hook. : a form with a 2-fid calyx. — Leaves 2£"-4", calyx 3J"-3", corolla 

 12" long : transverse diameter of its lobes 2^"-2", of the berry \\". — Hab. Jamaica {Tuss.) ; 

 [Cuba !]. 



10. S. minor, Gr. {n. sp). Glabrous : leaves elliptical, pointed ; flowers shortly pedi- 

 cellate ; calyx 4-5-ftd, exceeding half the corolla, twice as long as the cylindrical part of 

 its tube: lobes oblong, blunt or mucronate; corolla-lobes rounded, entire, one-sixth as 

 long as the tube, which is nearly as long as the stamens. — Leaves 4"-3", petiole 15"'-8'", 

 calyx 3", corolla 5" long : transverse diameter of its lobes 8"'-10'" ; anthers oblong, blunt, 

 pale, as in the two preceding species. — Hab. Dominica!, Imr. 



4. MARCKEA, Etch. 



Calyx 5-partite. Corolla infundibular or salver-shaped, plaited in the bud : lobes-imbri- 

 cative. Stamens 5, inserted into the inferior part of the corolla-tube : anthers 2-celled. 

 Stigma capitate. Berry " 2-celled." — Scandent, glabrous shrubs ; leaves entire, petioled; 

 pedicels single, or in few-flowered corymbiform cymes. 



11. Id. longiflora, Mrs. ! Leaves elliptical or ellipticaHoblong, pointleted ; calyx- 

 segments broadly ovate-oblong, cuspidate, one-third as long as the corolla ; corolla infundi- 

 bular: tube carapanulate-cylindrical, contracted below the middle into the narrowly cylin- 

 drical base : lobes roundish, one-sixth as long as the tube. — Leaves 8"-5", petiole 6'" long ; 

 calyx spreading-erect : segments 10'" long, 4"'-5"' broad ; corolla 2£" long : tube 5"' diam. 

 above, 1'" below its stricture. — Hab. Trinidad !, Pd., on trees, Laguna de Oraponche. 



5. DATURA, L. 



Calyx tubular, 5-dcntate or -cleft, at length circumscissile at the base. Corolla infundi- 

 bular, plaited in the bud : limb twisted-conduplicative. Stamens 5, inserted into the corolla- 

 tube. Stigma 2-lamellate. Capsule 4-valved, 2-celled : cells partitioned. Embryo in- 

 curved. — Herbaceous or woody plants; leaves petioled, usually dentate ; flowers solitary 

 in the bifurcations of the stem. 



12*. T>. suaveolens, Humb. Bonpl. Arborescent, puberulous or glabrescent ; leaves 

 ovate or ovate-oblong, pointed, entire; flowers large, white, nodding; calyx ventricose, 

 5-dentate (or -cleft), shoiter than half the corolla ; corolla-limb produced into 5 short 

 subulate teeth, tube cylindrical below, campanulate above ; antters cohering, linear ; cap- 

 sule vnarmed.— Brugmansia, G. Don. D. arborea, Hort. 'non L.). D. Gardneri, Hook. .' — 



