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■ Xhis genus of plants is ranged in the firft fedion of 

 • Linna:us's fifth clafs, which includes thofe 



whofc flowers have five ftamina and one ftyle. 

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1. Physalis {Alkekengi) foliis geminis integris acutis, 

 . caule herbaceo infcrne fubramofo. Lin. Sp. Plant. 



■ 262. Phyfalis with two leaves at a joints 'which are 

 ■ jbarp'fointed^ and an herbaceous Jtalk 'which branches at 



bottom. Alkekengi officinarum. Tourn. Inft. R. H. 

 ^ 151. *Tbe common or officinal IVinter Cherry, , .^ ... 



2. Phvsalis (Vifcofa) foliis geminis repandis obtufis 

 . fubtomentofis, caule herbaceo fuperne paniculato. 

 . Lin. Sp. 261. H^tnter Cherry with leaves growing hy 



fairs^t which are cbtufe^ a little woolly^ and an herbaceous 



■ (talk. Alkekengi Bonarienfe repens, bacca turbinata 

 . vifcola. Creeping Winter Cherry of Buenos Ayr es^ with a 



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3. Physalis {V:lhfa) ramofimma, ramis viiiofis, fo- 

 his ovatis acuminacis fcrrato-dentatis. Tbtfntoji branch- 

 ing Phyfalis ^oith hairy branches^ and cval acute- pointed 



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vifcous turbinated berry, 

 %, Physalis {Penfyhanica) radice. perenni, caule pro- 



cumbente, foliis ovatis acute dentatis, petiolis longif 

 ^■' fimis. Phyfalis with a perennial root^ a trailing ft alk^ and 



'oval leaves which are acutely indented^ and have very long 

 J foot-flalks. Alkekengi Virginianum perenne majus, 

 ">■' flore luteo amplo, frudtu minimo. Rand. Aft. Phil. 

 .:. N*' 399- Greater perennial Virginia Winter Cherry^ with 

 ' a large yellow flower and a fmall fruit. 

 4. Physalis {Virginiana) caule herbaceo, foliis ovato- 

 . lanceoiatis acute dentatis. tab. 206. fio;. i,- Winter 



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tng i-/jyptis with ba:ry branches^ and oval acute-pointed 

 leaves, which are iiidcnted like afaw. Alkekengi Ame- 

 rlcanum, annuum, ramofiiTimum, villofurn, ffuftu 

 rotundo ex luteo virefcente. Houft. MSS. The moft 

 branchings annual^ hairy , American Winter. Cherry^ with 

 aroundyyellowiflj^ green fruit. * 



Physalis (CW.7/<3) caule ere^o rartiofo. 



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■'. Cherry with an herbaceous fialk^ and oval fpear-Jhaped 



: leaves which are acutely indented, -y^ .^ /.r:::^.-; -< 



Physalis {Curajfavica) caule fuffruticofo, foliis ovatis 



.v: tomentofis integerrimis. Phyfalis with a fhrubby ftalk^ 



'" and oval downy leaves which are entire. 



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Alkekengi 



Curaffavicum, foliis orieani incanis, flore viete ful- 

 phureo, fundo^ purpureo. Boerh. Ind. alt. 2, p. 66. 



ovatis ferrato-dentatis', 'petiolis pedunculifque longif- 

 firnis. Phyfalis :wijb^ an _ere£l^ branching ft alk^ cval-, in- 

 dented^ fawed leaveSy and thefootftalks of the leaves ajid 

 flcwers very long." Alkekengi Ariieiicanum' annuum, 

 lamii folio, fruftu cordato. Houft. MSS. Ammal 

 American Winter Cherry^ with a dead Nettle leaf and a 



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iffj.rHYSALis [Ma::tma) caule erecto ramolo, foliiar 



..ovato-lanceolatis vifcofis, fru(flu''"rnaxim6 ' cordato. 



Phyfalis with an ere^i branching ftalk^ ovaU fpear-Jhajped^ 



.'■vifcGUS leaves^ and a large hear t-ft^aped fruit.- Pi^^- 



kengi Americanum annuum, " maxim*um Vifc'ofum. 



vHouft. MSS, "The largeft. annual, vifcoiis^' Aniericari 



Winter Cherry , , 



iS. Physalis {Peruviana) caule erefto ramofo, ramis 



.angulatis, foliis finuatis,'~calycibus"ac'utangiilis. Phy- 



:: ff'ii^. W^^'^.tinereil branching ftalk, angular^ branchesj_fihu- 



'' a ted leaves^ and empalements having acute angle:'. Al- 



^kekengi amplo flore violaceo. Feuill. Obf. 724. tab. 



..-.^6. Winter Cherry with a large Violet-coloured flower. 



^.;^The firftfort is the comnion Winter Cherry which is 



;;.^ufcd in meJTcine ; this grows naturally in Spain anct 



Italy, but has been long curtivatcd in the Englifh gar- 



'.dens,-', The rppts.of ^this are perennial, and creep in 



;^the ground to a great Hrftance, if they arc not confined; 



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Winter Cherry of Curaffao with hoary Origany leaves^ j thefe moot up many flalks in the fpring, which rife 



'■^■--^^dnd a rufty fulpbur-coloured flower "with a purple bottom. 



■' *6. Physalis (Scmnifera) caule fruticolb, ramis rcctis, 



: floribus confertis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 180. Phyfalis with 



•a fhrubby ftalk^ ere^ branches, and flowers growing in 



' clufters. Alkekengi fruftu parvo yerticillato, Tourn. 



. .*.Inft. 151. Winter Cherry with a fmall fruit growing in 



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ji Physalis (Flexuofa) caule fruticofo, ramis flexuofis, 

 . 'floribus confertis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 182. Phyfalis with 

 a ft)rubby ftalk, flexible branchesy and flowers growing in 

 I' clufters'.' Baccifera Indica, floribus ad foliorum exor- 

 -/? tiis, fruftu fulcato decapyreno. Raii Hift 1632. iJz- 

 \-\dian berry ^bearing Plants with flowers caning out^^from 



Alkeke*rigi Ameri- 



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; -f the foot-ftalks of the leaves , and a furrowed fruit contain- 



:-- ing ten feeds: ' -.^-^:' ^'/^-..-r^r ^nit-^ri'' " ' "^""^'^ -^Vv 

 ■ 8. Physalis {Arborefcens) folns oyato-lanceblatis inte- 



' , eerrimis oppofitis, caule fruticofo. tab. 206. fio;. 2. 



'-' Phyfalis with oval, Jpear-fljapedy entire leaves which are 



■\ placed oppojite, and a fljrubbyftalk. 



- canum arborefcens, fruftu fph^rico rubro, 

 f^^f atro-purpurca, Houft. MSS. Tree American Winter^ 



>'- Cherry. tvit% a red fpherical fruit and a deep purpk-co- 



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 ■ 9. Physalis {Raniofa) ramofiffima, foliis villofo-vif- 

 ^- cofis floribus pendculis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 262. The moft 

 branching Phyfalis with hairy vifcous leaves, and nod- 



- ding flowers. Alkekengi Virginianum frudu luteo. 

 ' Tourn. Inft. 151. Virginia Winter Cherry with a yel- 



' .lozv fruit, . . : ..-:-V^.-. ' ^ -: - • -'.: 



10. Physalis (Angulata) ramofiflima, ramis angulatis 

 ' glabris, foliis ovatis dentatis.' Lin. Sp. Plant. 262, 

 ■ The moft- branching Phyfalis with angular fmooth branches. 

 • Alkekengi Indicum majus. Tourn'. Inft. 151. Greater 

 ■■- Indian White Cherry. < y'-y'-. -,Tr.-^.- •'. \^"' - -^^ ; 

 ii,cPhysalis {Minima) ramofifllma, foliis ovatis^acii- 

 minatis fubdentatis petiolis longioribus.^Vry branching 

 Phyfalis^ with oval acute-pointed leaves which are fome- 

 ' what indented, a7jd have longer' foot-flalks.^ Alkekengi 

 , Indicum minimum, fruftu virefcente. Tourn. Inft. 

 'I51. The kiift Ltdian Winter Cherry with a greeniflf fruit. 

 12. Physalis [Patula) ramofiffima patula, ramis angu- 

 latis glabris, foliis lanceoiatis pinnato-dentatis. The 

 moft branching fpreading Phyfalis^ with Jmcoth angular 

 branches^ and fpear-fhaped leaves which are indented like 



^.:about"a foot high' or Better, and are garniftied with 

 kaves^pf various ihapes-, fome are angular' and 6b- : 

 . tufe, others are oblong and acute-pointed, of a dark 



..-green, and generally tKefe are two leaves comingi 

 ^out from the fame point on the fanie fide of the ftalk ; 



, they have long foot-ftalks. The P.owers are produced 

 from the wings of the ftalks, ftanding upon flender 

 foot-ftalks, having one white petal which has a 

 Ihort tube, and is cut at the brim into five angles 



, fpreading open. In the center of the tube is fituated 

 .a roundifti germen, fupporting a flender ftyle crowned 



,, by an obtufe ftigma-, this is accompanied by five 



./ftamina of the fame leno;th, terminated by oWons, 

 eredb, yellow lummits.v/hichjoin together. The flowers 

 appear in July, and are fucceeded by found berries 

 about the fize of fmall Cherries, in^Iofed in an in- 

 '' flated bladder, which turns red in the autumn, when 

 the top opens, and difclofes the red berry, which is 



■ foft, pulpy, and filled wifh flat kidney-fliaped feeds» 

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This plant is eafily propagated, either by feeds" or 

 parting the toots'- the latter being the moft expedi- 

 'tious method is generally praftifed. Thefe roots may 

 ,be tranfplanted and parted, any time after the ftalks 

 decay, till the roots, begin to flioot in the fpring ; they 

 ^love a ftiady fituation, and ftiould be confined, pthcr- 

 'wife they will ramble to a great diftance in one jear,- 

 and when the ftalks ftand at a diftance tKey make 

 • no appearance. Their only beauty is in aiifumn, v/hen 

 the fruit is ripe, at which time their red bladders open- 

 ing and difclofing the Cherry-fnapcd fruit, niake a 





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The leaves of this plant are cooling, and pf the 



nature^ of common Nightftiade ; the berries arc a fin- 



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gular good diuretic, and ufeful againft the gravel and 

 itone." There has been feveral inftarices of their great 

 virtue in bringing 'away gre^t quantities of gravel, 

 when other remedies hzyt been tried without fucc^fs. 

 " The berries boiled in milk," and fweetened with fu-- 

 gar, cure the heat of the urine, making bloody wa- 

 ter," and ulcei-s m the kidneys' and bladder. 

 . The fecond fort grov/s naturally at Buenos Ayres 5 this 

 . hath a creeping root, by which it multiplies very faft, 

 fending up a great number of fmooth ftalks about sr 



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