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24. SoLANUM {Bahamenfe) cauk frutefcente inermi, fo- 

 liis lanceolatis finuato-dentatis glabris, iimbellis ertrc- 

 tis. Nightjhdde ''Jinth nfirnbhy lotarmed Jlalk, fpcar-fiap- 

 ed, finucted, indented, fmooth leaves^ and erecl umbels. 

 Solanum Bahamenfc arborefccns, folio linuaco. Hort. 



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leaf. 



tfhade fi 



25. SoLANUM {Sempervirens) caule inermi fruticofo, fo- 

 liis intec^errimis, pedunculis lateralibus filitormibus. 

 Lin. S^. Plant. 185. Night/hade with a [hnihby un- 

 armed Jlalk, cval entire leaves, and thread-like foot-fialks 

 to the flo'-xers, proceeding from the fide of the branches. 

 Solanum li^nofum Atricanum fempervirens, laurinis 

 foliis. H. Amfl:. 2. p. 191. Woody ^ evergreen^ African 

 Nightfhadc, with Bay leaves. ^ ^ 



16. Solanum {Africanum) caule inermi frutefcente flex- 

 uofo foliis ovatis fubdentatis craflis. Nightfhade with 

 afhrubby, flexible, unarmed fialky and oval thick leaves 

 fomewhat indented. Solanum dulcamarum Africanum, 

 foliis craffis hirfutis. Hort. Elth. 365. Climbing African 

 Nightfhade with hairy thick leaves. 



27. Solanum {Umbellatum) caule frutefcente inermi, fo- 

 liis lanceolatis integerrimis fubtus pilofis, umbellis 

 ereftis terminalibus. Nightfhade with afhrubby unarm- 

 ed ft alk, fpear-floaped entire leaves which are hairy on 

 their under fide ^ andereEl umbels terminating the branches. 

 Solanum Americanum frutefcens non ipinofum, fo- 

 liis oblongis fubtus incanis, floribus umbellatis. 



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fhrubby Nightfhade 



fides y andfli 



weed. This is tiie fort which the College of V\y.\\- 

 cians have directed to be ufed in medicine, uii^rr 

 the title of Solanum hortcnfe : and although \i '■ 

 become a very rroublefume weed in many g-aa:- /.s 

 near London, yei. ii is not a native ot tliis coun ly 

 but is fuppofcd to have been brought originally frun 

 America, from whence t!ie greater part ot the Ipecies 

 of this ger^us have been Ir.rruduccd into Europe, 

 There are tv/o varieties of this which are found grow- 

 ing naturally in England. The moll: common fort is 

 an upright branching plant with oval, acuce-pointcd^ 

 fir.ooth leaves, and black berries. The other is a lev/ 

 branching plant with indented leaves, and greenifii 

 yellow berries; but whether thefe are only varieties, or 

 diftind: fpecies I cannot fay, though I have fown their 

 feeds feparately, and have found them keep their dif- 

 ference one year, but do not know if they will conti- 

 nue it always. 



The fecond fort rifes with an ereft branching ftalk 

 three feet high; the leaves are oval, angular, indent- 

 ed, and fmooth ; the flowers are produced in round- 

 ilh bunches in form of umbels •, they are Vvhite, hav'- 

 ing five flar-pointed petals which fpread open and are 

 reflexed ; in the center are five ftamina, which are 

 terminated by oblong yellow fum.mits {landing clofe 

 together ; after the flowers are paft, the germen fvvcli 

 to round pulpy berries of a yellow colour, having 

 nodding: umbels on the fide of the branches ; tlic 



umbels. 



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ovato integernmis, fubtus tomentofis, umbellis erec- 

 tis terminalibus, calycibus obtufis lanuginofis. Night- 

 fhade with a fhrubby unarmed fialky oval entire leaves 

 which are woolly on their under fide, ereSl umbels termi- 

 nating the branches, and downy obtufe empalements. So- 

 lanum Americanum fruticofum glabrum, foliis fub- 

 rotundis fubtus incanis, floribus racemofis. Houft. 

 MSS. Smooth, fhrubby, American Nightfhade with round- 

 ■ ifh leaves which are hoary on their under ftde^ and branch- 

 ing flowers. 

 29. Solanum {Trilobatum) caule aculeato fruticofo, fo- 

 liis cuneiformibus fuHtfilobisnglabris obtufis inermi- 

 bus. Lin.Sp. Plant, zyd. Nightjhade with a prickly 

 fhrubby ftalk, leaves with finuated indentures, bunches of 

 flowers on the fide of the branches ^ and the fpines every 

 where recurved. Solanum fpinofum, J * " ' 



flowers appear in July, and the feeds ripen in au- 

 tumn. I have feveral times received the feeds of this 

 fort from Barbadoes, where it is fuppofed to grow 



naturally. 



The third fort rifes with hairy branching fialks two 

 feet and a half high ; the leaves are woolly, oval, 

 Ipear-Ihaped, acute-pointed, and indented on their 

 . edges ; the flowers are like thofe of the former fort, 

 and the berries are of the fime fize and Ihape, but are 

 of a red colour; this flowers and ripens its berries at 

 the fame time with the former. The feeds of this 

 came from America. The feeds of the fourth fort 



came 



from 



Wefl: 



this hath taller and 



fmoother fl:alks than either of the former 5 the leaves 



are of a dark green and are fmooth ; they are oval, 



: acute-poirited, and indented on their edges in anguliJr 



-indentures • the flowers are produced in nodding um- 



. bels on the fide of the branches, which are fucceeded 



'by fmooth red berries \ this flowers at the fame time 



with the former forts. 



The fifth fort grows naturally in Virginia; the fi:alks 



of this are angular, and rife upward of three feet high. 



brum, foliis parvis minus profunde laciniatis. Pluk. dividing into a few flender branches, which fpread 



Phyt. 316. fig. 5. 



fmall leaves are left 



Jamaica Nightfhade, whoft 



30. Solanum {Virginianum) caule aculeato herbaceo, 

 foliis pinnatifidis utrinque aculeatis, laciniis finuatis 

 obtufis, calycibus aculeatis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 267, 

 ' Nightpade with a prickly herbaceous ftalk^ wing-pointed 

 leaves which are armed with fpines on both fides, and 

 prickly empalements. Solanum annuum nigricans Vir- 

 ginianum fpinofiflimum late fe fpargens, flore c^ru- 

 leo glabrum. Pluk. Phyt. 62. fig. 3. Blacky annual, 

 Virginia Nightfhade which is the moft prickly^ having a 



from each other, and are garniftied with oval, acute- 

 pointed, fmooth leaves, of a deep green colour ; they 

 have a few indentures on their edges ; the flowers are 

 :. very fmall, and there are but few in each umbel ; 

 they have narrow acute-pointed petals, white on the 

 infide, and pifrplifli without ; they appear in Auguft, 



fmooth fli 



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{Mammofum) caule aculeato herbaceo, fo- 

 liis coif'datis quinquelobis, utrinque villofis aculeatis. 

 Vir. Cliffy 15. Nightfhade with a prickly herbaceous ftalk, 

 and heart-fhaped leaves with five lobes, which are hairy 

 and prickly on both fides. Solanum Barbadenfe fpino- 

 . fum annuum, fruftu aureo rotundiore pyri parvi in- 

 verfo forma Sz" magnitudine. Pluk. Phyt. tab, 225. 

 .fig. I . Annual, prickly, Barbadoes Nightfhade, with a 

 rounder gclden fruit of the form andfize of a fmall Pear 

 inverted, commonly called Bachelor"* s Pear. 

 a. Solanum {Schiru-fchuna) caule aculeato, foliis pin- 

 nato-finuatis, fruclu racemofo. Nightfhade with a 

 prickly ftalk, finuated wing-like leaves, and fruit growi 

 in a long bunch. 



The firft fort is now very common upon dunghills, 

 and on rich cultivated foils in many parts of Eng- 

 land, where it often becomes a very troublefomc 



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and are fucceeded by fmall black berries which ripen 



late in autumn. - 



The fixth fort grows naturally in North America. 

 The ftalks of this fort rife three feet high, and di- 

 vide into fpreading branches -, they are angular, fur- 

 rowed, and have a few fhort fpines ; the leaves are 

 ■ oval and entire ; they are fix inches long, and five 

 broad, of a dark green colour, 'and have long foot- 

 ftalks J the flowers come out from the fide of the 

 branches in fmall umbels, which nod on one fide ; 

 tjiey are fmall, white, and ftar-pointed, and are fuc- 

 ceeded by fmall black berries which riptn late in 



autumn. ' _ 



The feventh fort grows naturally in Guinea. This 

 rifes with a ftrong, thick, herbaceous, angular Ibljc 

 two feet and a half high, dividing into Ihort thick 

 branches, which are garniflied v/ith oblong, oval, 

 fmooth leaves, near five inches long, and three and 

 a half broad, which have a few indentures, and ftand 

 upon pretty long foot-ftalks. The flowers are pro- 

 ' duced in nodding umbels from the fide of the ftaik ; 

 they are like thofe of the firlt fort, but are larger. 



Thefe are fucceeded by large black berries the fize 



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