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( 3954 ) 
SoLanumM Batpisir; var. bipinnata. Ba.sis’ 
NiGHTsHADE; bipinnate-leaved var. 
Class and Order. 
Pentanpria Monoeynia. 
( Nat. Ord.—Sotanez. ) 
Generic Character. 
Calyx monophyllus, persistens. Corolla monopetala, ro- 
tata. Anthere oblong, apice poris duobus dehiscentes. 
Bacca bi- tri- quadrilocularis. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Soranum Balbisii; caule fruticoso hirsuto aculeato, foliis 
pinnatifidis bipinnatisque, laciniis acutis sinuato-denta- 
tis, racemis cymosis lateralibus terminalibusque. 
(a.) floribus albis, foliis pinnatifidis. 
Soranum Balbisii. Dunal, Solan. p. 232. t. 3. f. D. (for the 
other Synonyms see our Tab. 2828.) 
(B.) floribus purpureis, foliis pinnatifidis. Hook. in Bot. 
Mag. t. 2828. es 3 
(y.) floribus albis, foliis bipinnatis. (Tab. nostr. 3954.) 
Received from the Royal Edinburgh Botanic Garden, by 
the favour of Dr. Granam ; to whom the seeds were sent by 
Mr. Tweepte from Buenos Ayres. As a species, it is assur- 
edly a very variable plant, not only in the form of the foli- 
age, but still more so In the colour of the blossoms. These 
latter are white or cream-colour ; or pale blue or purple, as 
shown in our Tab. 2828. Our present variety has ex- 
tremely pale flowers, but the leaves are very much divided, 
so as instead of being simply pinnatifid, they are truly bi- 
imnate, All the varieties are showy, and well worthy of 
cultivation in the stove, or even in a warm greenhouse. 
The 
Fig. 1. Calyx and Pistil. 2. Ovary :—magnified. 
