264 ORDER 96. SOLANACE^E. 



6 P. pnb^scens L. Viscid-tomentous, decumbent; leaves ovate or cordate, base tin- 



equal, repand ; corolla spotted, 6" ; fruit-calyx 5-angled. Damp. S. and W. 918'. 



7 P. angiilata L. Smooth, erect; Ivs. ovate to oblong, acutely toothed; cor. small 



(36") ; fruit-calyx ovoid-conic, longer than its stalk. Dry fields. 



8 P. Linkiana Nees. Smooth, diffuse, 2f or more ; leaves lance-oblong, attenuate 



both ways, sw&wtafe-toothed ; corolla 6" ; fruit-calyx 1^. S. C., Ga. (Dr. Feay). 



9 P. Philadelphia Lam. Smoothish, erect ; Ivs. obliquely ovate, pointed, angu- 



lar-repand ; corolla 9", spotted and striped ; berry large, red. M. and W. t 



7. ATROPA, L. DEADLY NIGHTSHADE. Calyx 5-partecl. Cor. cam- 

 panulate, limb 5-cleft, valvate-plicate in bud. Stam. 5, distant, include i 

 Berry globous, 2-celled, sitting on the enlarged calyx. U Herbs of lurid 

 colors. Leaves often twin. 



A. BELLADONNA. Europe. Leaves ovate, entire, large. Berries dark-purple, handsome 

 but poisonous, like the whole plant. Medicinal. 



8. HYOSCYAMUS, Tourn. HENBANE. Calyx tubular, 5-cleft, Cor. 

 funnel-form, one of the 5 obtuse lobes larger. Sta. 5, declinate. Stigma' 

 capitate. Capsule ovoid, 2-celled, opening with a lid near the summit 

 Coarse herbs, native in Eastern countries. 



H. niger L. Branched, very leafy, viscid-hairy and foetid ; leaves sinuate-lobed, clasp- 

 ing ; corolla straw-color, netted with purple, in one-sided spikes. (2) In old fields, 

 and rubbish. 2f. Poisonous medicinal. July. 



9. PETUNIA, Juss. Cal. segments oblong-spatulate. Cor. funnel- or 

 salver-form, tube cylindric, limb spreading, slightly unequal. Sta. 5, in- 

 serted in the middle of the tube, unequal, included. Caps. 2-celled. Seeds 

 minute. South American herbs. Leaves alternate, entire, the floral twin. 

 Flowers solitary, large, all Summer. Fig. 66. 



1 P. NYCTAGINIFLORA. Erect, diffusely branched, viscid-hairy; flowers white, tube 



slender, thrice longer than the calyx, limb spreading 1J 3'. n 

 Z P. VIOLACEA. Prostrate at base, then erect, viscid-hairy : flowers violet-purple, tube 



inflated, twice longer than the calyx. By admixture numerous varieties, single, 



double, striped, &c., are raised. 



10. NIEREMBERGIA, TCuiz & Pav Cal. curved, 5-cleft. Cor. fun- 

 nel-form, tube long and slender, limb ample, spreading, plicate, slightly 

 unequal. Sta. 5, inserted in the throat, unequal, connivent, anth. hid be- 

 neath the stigma. Capsule 2-celled, oo-seeded. South American, chiefly 

 herbs, creeping, with elegant, solitary, extra-axillary flowers. 



N. GRACILIS. Stems very slender and much branched ; Ivs. linear to spatulate ; flow- 

 ers 1' or more, white, lilac, purple, with a yellow eye. 



11. LYCIUM, L. MATRIMONY VINE. Cal. 2-5-cleft. Cor. tubular, 

 bell- or funnel-form, 4- or 5-lobed. Sta. 4 or 5, exserted. Berry 2-celled, 

 seeds several. ^ J) Often spiny. Leaves alternate, entire, often clustered. 

 Flowers small, solitary or in pairs. 



I*. Biirbarum L. Branches spiny, slender, pendulous or climbing ; leaves lanceo- 

 late ; corolla greenish-purple, 5-parted ; calyx 3- or 4-toothed ; berries email, orange- 

 red. From Barbary. Planted for arbors walls, &c. 



