Solanum. PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA, 569 
da, Buhoophula, Godhinee; papal. Kina, Kutoo 
varttakee, Kshetruja. iid iy. 
Teling. Nella Mollunga. | 
This is by far the most common species I know; every soil 
and situation seems to suit it equally well; itis in flower all 
the year round, and often perennial. 
Stem. none, but numerous, irregular, woody, diffuse, two- 
forked branches spread on, the ground, or near it; young: 
shoots covered, with stellate down ; all the branches ‘thickly 
armed with strong, sharp; compressed, somewhat recurved 
pricklets, Leaves alternate, petioled, oval, much scolloped, 
or slightly lobate; both sides covered with stellate down, and 
the veins armed with straight prickles. Flowers as in S, 
longum, except that here the raceme is sometimes wanting. 
Berry perfectly globular, smooth, about an inch in diameter, 
colour varying according as they have been exposed to the 
sun, or sheltered ; in the former case they are yellow, in the 
latter white ; the Teli people give the name of nella mol- 
lunga to the former, and tella mollunga to the latter. 
Obs. The fruits are much esteemed by the natives; all 
tribes eat them freely in their curries, for which reason the 
plant is often found cultivated in the Cirears. 
There is another sort, so exceedingly like this in almost 
every respect, that it was long before I discovered they were 
distinct; the chief distinguishing marks are, the leaves in this 
are longer, smoother, and deeply lobated, with the lobes 
sometimes scolloped, or sub-lobate, and the prickles much 
more numerous, longer, shapes, and all perfectl y straight, — 
12, S. Jaequini. Willd, sp. i.1041. - Beige) ait 
- Biennial, armed, angular, creeping. — go shlong 2st. 
niate, armed on the sides with straight apier, Cale eee 
Berries globular, smooth, maregpedy: 
Beng. Kanthakaree. 
A native of Bengal, where it is generally phd on road 
