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DaTuRA CERATOCAULA. HoORN-STEMMED — 
.STRAMONIUM. : 
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Class and Order. 
Pentanpria Monoeynia. 
( Nat. Ord.—Sotanez. ) 
Generic Character. 
Calyx tubulosus, ventricosus, basi peltata persistente. 
Cor. infundibuliformis, plicata, limbo dentato. Stigma 2- 
lobum. Capsula semi- 4-locularis, 4-valvis, placentis dis- 
cretis. Spreng. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Datura * ceratocaula; corolla decemdentata, foliis ovato- 
oblongis eroso-sinuatis subtus glaucescentibus tomen- 
tosis, fructibus pendulis inermibus, caule herbaceo 
dichotomo. 
Datura ceratocaula. Ortega, Decad. 1. p. 11. Jacq. Hort. 
Schoenbr. v. 3. p. 48. t.339. Lindl. Bot. Reg. t. 1031. 
Spreng. Syst. Veget. v. 1. p. 103. 
Datura macrocaulis. Roth, N. Beytr. p. 159. 
This fine annual is a native of Cuba, whence it was in- 
troduced to our gardens through the medium of Spain, and 
blossoms in the open air during the months of July and 
August. The plants are best raised in a frame, trans- 
planted into the open border in the spring months, and if 
into a poor soil, they will have less of the rank and weedy 
character, which all the annual species of this Genus 
exhibit. The present figure was made by Mr. Winuram 
Curtis, 
* From the Arabic word Tétérah (Forskael.) In some parts of the East 
Indies it is called Daturo, c ( ) P 
