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Dichondra repens, Forst. 



Dichondra repens, Forst., Char. Gener., p. 40, t. 20; Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. Ind., p. 476; Chapm. 

 Fl. Southern U.S., p. 346. 



Bermudas. — Indigenous. Marshes — Moseley ; pastures — Lane ; without locality — 

 Rein. 



Generally diffused in Temperate and Tropical America, Tropical Asia, Southern Africa, 

 Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands. 



SOLANACE^. 



Solanum aculeatissimum, Jacq. 



Solatium aculeatissimum, Jacq., Ic. PL Rar., t. 41 ; Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. Ind., p. 442 ; Chapm., Fl. 

 Southern U.S., p. 349. 



Bermudas. — Introduced ? Without locality — Rein. 



A widely spread species in Tropical and Sub-tropical America. 



Mr Moseley collected an imperfect specimen of a Solanum, which may be this, or 

 Solanum mammosum, Liun. ; and Sir J. H. Lefroy records Solanum torvum, Sw., in his 

 list, on the authority of the late General Munro. The latter is also in Joues's list. 



Solanum nigrum, Linn. 



Solatium nigrum, Linn., Sp. PL, ed. 1, p. 186 ; Chapm., Fl. Southern U.S., p. 348. 

 Solatium nodiflorum, Jacq., Ic. PL Rar., t. 326; Griseb., FL Brit. W. Ind., p. 437. 



Bermudas. — Introduced. Waste places — Lane; Rein. 



This is now generally diffused in temperate and tropical regions throughout the world. 



Nicandra physaloides, Gsertn. 



Nirandra physaloides, Gartn., Fruct., ii. p. 237, t. 131 ; Chapm., Fl. Southern U.S., p. 351. 

 Bermudas. — Introduced. Ireland Island — Lane. 

 Peru, and naturalised in most warm countries. 



Physalis lanceolata, Michx. 



Physalis lanceolata, Michx., Fl. Bor.-Am., i. p. 149; Chapm., Fl. Southern U.S., p. 350. 



Bermudas. — Introduced. Walsingham — Lane. 



Florida to North Carolina, in dry sandy soil and near the sea. 



[Phl/salis peruviana, Linn., a commonly cultivated and widely spread species, 

 is included in Jones's list.] 





