990 SOLANACEAE 



about as long as the tube : corolla white, 11-14 mm. broad ; lobes oval or oval-ovate, acute : 

 berries globose, 1-1.5 cm. in diameter, scarlet. 



In waste place or open woods, Gulf States. Introduced. Spring to fall. Jeri'salem Cherry. 



8. Solatium glaucum Dnnal. Somewhat woody, at least below, unarmed. Stem 

 1-2.5 m. tall, often copiously branched, pale, glabrous : leaves rather numerous ; blades 

 narrowly oblong to oblong-lanceolate, 8-16 cm. long, acute or slightly acuminate, smooth 

 and glabrous, white-margined, narrowed into short petiole-like bases: pedicels slender, 

 slightly thickened under the calyx : calyx glabrous ; tube nearly flat ; lobes much broader 

 than high : corolla blue, 25-30 "mm. broad ; lobes broadly ovate, abruptly acute : berries 

 globose-ovoid, 6-8 mm. in diameter, glaucous. 



In waste places, Pensaeola, Florida. Native of South America. 



9 Solanum verbascifolium L. Shrubby, tomentose throughout, unarmed. Stems 

 6-16 dm. tall, branching : leaf-blades leathery, oblong or oblong-obovate, or ovate, 1-3 

 dm. long, obtuse or acuminate, entire, one third as long as the blades or shorter : peduncles 

 longer than the petioles : pedicels fully 1 mm. thick : calyx 5-6 mm. long ; tube broadly 

 turbinate ; lobes ovate, about as long as the tube : corolla white, 1.5 crn. broad ; lobes ovate 

 or oval-ovate, acutish : ovary pubescent : berries subglobose, 1-2 cm. in diameter. 



In sandy soil, southern peninsular Florida and the Keys and southern Mexico, throughout tropical 

 America. Throughout the year. 



10. Solanum Blodgettii Chapm. Shrubby, hoary-scurfy or slightly tomentulose. 

 imarmed. Stems spreading, 8-18 dm. long, branching : leaf-blades oblong, 5-15 cm, 

 long, rather obtuse at both ends, undulate : petioles } as long as the blades or shorter : 

 peduncles longer than the petioles : pedicels densely pubescent : calyx pubescent, 2.5 mm. 

 long ; tube broadly turbinate ; lobes broadly oblong, abruptly pointed, longer than the 

 tube : corolla Avhite, 14-17 mm. broad ; lobes linear or linear-lanceolate : ovary glabrous : 

 berries subglobose, green turning red. 



In sand. Key West, Florida. Spring to fall. 



11. Solanum Baham§nse L. Shrubby, roughish pubescent, sparingly armed, or 

 unarmed. Stems 5-18 dm. tall, branching : leaf-blades oblong, 4-12 cm. long, obtuse or 

 acutish, undulate, oblique at the base ; petioles 1-2 cm. long : pedicels club-shaped : calyx 

 1.5 cm. long ; lobes oblong or ovate-oblong, longer than tlie tube : corolla pale, 10-12 mm. 

 broad ; lobes linear, relatively long : berries subglobose, 6-8 mm. in diameter. 



In sandy soil, southern peninsular Florida and the Keys. 



12. Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav. Perennial, silvery canescent with scurfy-hairs, 

 more or less copiously armed with acicular spines, or unarmed. Stems erect, 3-11 dm. tall, 

 branching : leaf-blades broadly oblong to linear-oblong, 5-15 cm. long, usually obtuse, un- 

 dulate or repand, oblique at the base ; petioles 1-2 cm. long : pedicels barely enlarged up- 

 ward : calyx 5-ridged ; tube carapanulate ; lobes linear-subulate from a broad base, much 

 longer than the tube : corolla violet, or white, 2-2.5 cm. broad ; lobes triangular-ovate, 

 longer than the limb : berries subglobose, 1-1.5 cm. in diameter, yellow or black. 



In dry soil, Missouri to Kansas, Texas and Arizona. Spring to fall. 



13. Solanum Melong^na L. Perennial, more or densely felty tomentose, armed 

 with short subulate prickles. Stems 3-9 dm. tall, simple or branching above : leaf-blades 

 1-3 dm. long, oval or ovate in outline, sinuate-lobed or shallowly pinnately lobed, cuneate 

 or subcordate at the base ; petioles 1-5 cm. long : pedicel slightly enlarged under the calyx : 

 calyx pubescent ; tube saucer-shaped ; lobes broadly ovate, acuminate at the tip, about as 

 long as the tube : corolla purplish, 4-5 cm. broad ; lobes triangular, longer than the 

 limb : filaments glabrous : anthers narrow, 8-9 mm. long : berries 5-30 cm. long. 



On hillsides and sandy soil, Georgia and Florida. Much cultivated. Spring to fall. Egg-plant. 



14. Solanum Carolin6nse L. Perennial, hirsute or scabro-pubescent, armed with 

 subulate prickles. Stems erect or ascending, 2-7 dm. tall, branching : leaf-blades oblong 

 to ovate in outline, 5-12 cm. long, sinuate or jjinnately sinuate-lobed, with the lobes of a 

 triangular type, armed with subulate prickles, petioled : pedicels usually only pubescent : 

 calyx -lobes lanceolate to triangular, acuminate : corolla violet or white, 2.5-3 cm. broad : 

 berries globular, 1.5-2 cm. in diameter, orange-yellow. 



In dry or sandy soil, Ontario to Illinois, Massachusetts, Florida and Texas. Spring to fall. 



15. Solanum Floridanum Shuttlw. Similar to S. Carolinense in habit. Leaf-blades 

 deeply pinnatifid, the lobes of an oblong type, the terminal one often elongated : pedicels 

 commonly prickle-armed : calyx-lobes lanceolate or narrowly lanceolate, each narrowed 

 into a slender tip : corolla violet, 2-2.5 cm. broad : berries globular. 



In waste places or on roadsides, Florida. Spring to fall. 



