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Solanum—continued. 
to lin. in diameter, very shortly and broadly lobed. fr. green 
or yellow, rather large. l}. lanceolate, acute or rarely almost 
obtuse, mostly entire on old specimens, often pinnatifid, the 
larger ones 6in. to 10in’ long. A. 5ft. to 6ft. Australia and 
New Zealand, 1772. An erect, greenhouse shrub or sub-shrub, 
(B. M. 349, under name of S. laciniatwm.) x 
S. Balbisii (Balbis’). A synonym of S. sisymbriifolium., ; 
S. betaceum (Beet-leaved). A synonym of Cyphomandra betacea. 
S. campanulatum (bell-shaped). Jl., calyx four to five lnes 
long; corolla violet or blue, broadly campanulate or almost 
rotate, lin. in diameter, very shortly lobed; racemes loose, 
lateral. fr. Zin. to lin. in diameter. Z. petiolate, ovate, sinuate- 
lobed, with short, broad lobes, or rarely more deeply pinnatifid, 
Zin. to 4in. long. h. 2ft. to Sft. Australia, 1836. A prickly, 
greenhouse herb or under-shrub. (B. M. 3672.) 
S. Capsicastrum (Star Capsicum).* jl. similar to those of 
S. Pseudvo-capsicum, disposed in short racemes nearly opposite 
the leaves. fr. scarlet, about the size ofa hazel nut. l. twin, 
one being much smaller, all penninerved, entire or slightly 
repand ; the larger one oblong-lanceolate, 14in. to in. long; the 
smaller one lanceolate or obovate. Stem branched. h. lft. to 
2ft. Brazil. Greenhouse sub-shrub, very ornamental when in 
- fruit. (F. d. S. 1242.) There is a variegated form of this 
Species. ; 
S. cardiophyllum (heart-leaved). fl., calyx cyathiform, five- 
toothed ; corolla cream-coloured, five-parted, the segments tri- 
angular, flat, acuminate, at length revolute ; cymes few-flowered, 
terminal. ¿. auriculate, pinnate ; leaflets two or three pairs, not 
interrupted, somewhat round-cordate, we fg fleshy. k. 3ft. 
Mexico, 1846. Hardy, tuberous perennial; at present not in 
cultivation in Britain. (J. H. S. iii. 71.) 
S. ciliatum (ciliated). f. nodding ; calyx deeply five-tleft ; corolla 
white, five-parted, nine to eleven lines across ; racemes short and 
few-flowered ; peduncles solitary or twin. fr. pure scarlet, 
globular, nearly as large as a Tangierine orange. J. petiolate, 
ovate-oblong, sinuate-lobed ; lobes usually five, sometimes three 
or seven, ovate, acute, entire or repand, prickly. Stem lft. to 
lit. high, straight, branched, very prickly. Porto Rico, 1871. 
Greenhouse annual. (F/M. 521; F. d. S. 1988.) 
S. Commersoni (Commerson’s). fl. in loose, compound cymes ; 
calyx teeth as long as the tube; corolla pale lilac or white, 4in. 
to sin. long. J. sometimes, but not always, pseudo-stipitate, bin. 
to 6in. long; leaflets five to nine, oblong, acute or often obtuse, 
the terminal one much the longest, the lowest pair much dwarfed ; 
penos lin. to 14in. long. Rootstock bearing copious large tubers. 
. 2ft. Brazil, 1822. Hardy perennial. (R. G. 1885, p. 368, 
and R. H. 1883, pp. 498, 499, under name of S. Ohrondii.) 
S. corniculatum (horned). A garden synonym of S. cornigerwin. © 
S. cornigerum (horn-bearing). fl. erect; calyx small; corolla 
violet, star-shaped, three or four times longer than the 
calyx ; racemes terminal, loose, few-flowered. fr. yellow, pendent, 
ovate-conical, bearing five blunt, conical, horn-like appendages. 
l, cauline ones l4in. long, trisected, the segments marcescent, 
caducous; those of the branches sessile, cordate, ovate-oblong, 
acuminate, nearly triangular. Brazil, 1868. Stove climber. 
(R. H. 1868, 33.) SYN. S. corniculatum (of gardens). 
S. crinitum (hairy). /l., calyx five-parted ; corolla white, 13in. 
to 2in. in diameter ; racemes lateral, cymose, nearly simple, 4in. 
long. fr. silky-villous, seven lines long. J. petiolate, broadly 
ovate, lft. to 2ft. long, unequally cordate, undulated, sinuate- 
lobed, hairy, purple-veined; lobes short, slightly acute, tomen- 
tose-woolly on both sides, yellowish-green and unarmed above, 
whiter and prickly beneath. Stem and branches armed with 
many prickles. h. 4ft. to 5ft. Cayenne. Greenhouse. 
S. crispum (curled).* Potato-tree. jl. fragrant; calyx five- 
toothed ; corolla bluish-purple, five-cleft, eight to ten lines in 
diameter ; corymbs 3in. to 34in. long, terminal, at length lateral. 
fr. yellowish-white, as large as peas. J. simple, undivided, entire 
or slightly repand, petiolate, ovate, ovate-lanceolate, or sub- 
cordate, 3in. to 4in. long, often cuspidate at apex, loosely crisped 
on the margins. Stem sub-shrubby, broadly diffuse ; branches 
herbaceous. Chili, 1824. A very showy, hardy plant, growing 
12ft. to 14ft. high against a wall. (B. M. 3795; B. R. 1516; 
L. B. C. 1959 ; P. M. B: iii. L) 
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S. c. ka me las (Privet-leaved). fl. in glabrous, few-flowered 
corymbs, J, sub-cordate, 1jin. long, highly glabrous. Branches 
terete, glabrous, green. Chili, 1831. (L. B. C. 1963, under name 
of S. ligustrinum.) j 
S. cyananthum (blue-flowered). /l., calyx much spreading, five- 
rted; corolla blue, 2in. to 2sin. in diameter; peduncles 2in. 
ong, whitish, prickly, hairy; racemes nearly 4in. long, about 
five-flowered. l. petiolate, cordate, ovate-elliptic, undulated, 14in. 
long, almost unarmed, sinuate-repand or sinuate-lo ; petioles 
2żin. to 3in. long, sub-terete, villous. Branches stellate, villous, 
whitish, prickly, and hairy. A. 6ft. Brazil, 1880. Greenhouse. 
S. I . Bittersweet ; Dulcamara ; Felon-wood ; Woody 
Nightshade. jl. many, drooping; calyx lobes obtuse; corolla 
ns E ga ad yan din. in som <= a pence corres cymes 
panic. posed or la . Ted, ly yellow-green, 
żin. in p Bassett i. ovate or cordate, sometimes three to five- 
parted, lin. to 3in. long, acuminate. Stem 4ft. to 6ft. long, 
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Solanum—continued. 
trailing. Europe (Britain), &c. Perennial. (B. M. Pl. 190; 
F. D. 607; Sy. En. B. 930.) 
S. D. marinum (sea-loving). l. fleshy. Stem prostrate; branched. 
South Coast. P 
S. esculentum (edible). A synonym of S. Melongena. 
S. etuberosum (non-tuberous), A form of S. tuberosum. 
S. Fontanesianum (Fontaines’). fl., calyx urceolate, five-cleft ; 
“corolla yellow, scarcely regular, nine to ten lines in diameter, 
semi-five-cleft, the segments cuspidate, woolly-villous outside ; 
racemes three or four-flowered, nearly Zin. long. l. petiolate, 
sub-pinnatipartite, 6in. long; lobes unequally sinuate, 4in. to 
żin. long, hairy and prickly on both sides ; bees yellow, 2in. 
to Sin. long. Stem rigid. h. 4ft. Mexico, 1813. Hardy annual, 
armed with recurved prickles. (B. R. 177.) : 
S. fragrans (fragrant). A synonym of Cyphomandra betacea, 
S. giganteum (gigantic).* Jl., corolla blue, jin. in diameter, 
the tube nearly as long as the lobes; cymes terminal, densely 
many-flowered, stellately white-woolly. l. oblong, cuneate at 
both ends, 8in. ie undulated. Stem thick, soft, prickly, 
stellately white-woolly. h. 10ft. to 25ft. India, 1792. Plant su 
arboreous. Greenhouse. (B. M. 1921.) 
sS. ucophyllum (glaucous-leaved). A garden synonym of 
. glaucum. 
S. ucum (glaucous). fl., calyx cyathiform, five-cleft; corolla 
blue, star-shaped, ten to eleven lines insdiameter ; corymbs ter- 
minal, at length lateral, 3in. long, sub-trichotomous. Jl. very 
shortly petiolate, a ee acuminate, 5in. to bin. long, 
= white - margined ; petioles whitish, wing - ined. 
tem erect, simple, smooth, glaucous. kh. 6ft. Buenos 
1880. Stove perennial. (B. H. iii. p. 165.) SYN. S. gla m 
(of gardens). 3 
S. Hookerianum (Hooker’s). /l., calyx of four deep segments, _ 
the lower evidently formed of two, cohering Pram # ren 
- corolla blue, eight to sixteen lines in diameter, five-cleft, the lobes © 
shorter than the tube; cymes corymbiform, one or few-flowered. 
fr. dark blue. Z. lanceolate or elliptic-oblong, rather blunt, 14in. 
to 4in. long, tapering into the short petioles, entire. Stem un- 
armed. h. 4ft. to 7ft. Mexico, 1793. A very variable, stove 
shrub, (B. M. 2708, under name of S. coriaceum.) 
S. hybridum (hybrid). fl., corolla pale blue, five-cleft, seven to 
eight lines across ; cymes or umbels sessile or shortly pedunculate. 
All the year. l. persistent, ovate-cordate, sinuate-repand, 34in. 
to 4in. long, including the petioles, stellate-tomentose, almost 
unarmed. Stems suffruticose. A. 2ft. Mexico, &c. Stove. 
S. indicum (Indian). fl., calyx lobes tin. long; corolla blue, fin. 
to lin. in diameter, the lobes broadly triangular, tomentose 
outside ; racemes lateral, many-flowered ; peduncles short, extra- 
axillary. fr. yellow. J. ovate, sinuate or lobed, 3in. to 6in. long, 
stellately woolly beneath, prickly on the nerves; petioles lin. 
long. h. lft. to 6ft. India, China, and Malaya, 1 A very 
rickly, much-branched, stove under-shrub. SYN. S. Anguivi 
H. E. F. 199). : pi : : 
S. Jamesii (James’). fl., corolla white, the segments lanceo- 
late-deltoid, equalling the tube ; cymes few-flowered. fr. globose. 
l. distinctly petiolate; leaflets nine to eleven, oblong-lanceolate, 
i Stem short, slender. Tubers minute. A. 9in. South- 
acuminate. 
western United States and Mexico, 1884. Hardy perennial. 
(B. M. 6766.) 
ly tive- 
foliis variegatis has leaves blotched with creamy-white. 
S. laciniatum (torn). A synonym of S. aviculare. 
S. lanceolatum (lanceolate-leaved). fl., calyx five-cleft ; corolla 
blue, lin. in diameter, semi-five-cleft, the segments ovate-tri- 
angular ; cymes, or cymose corymbs, lin. to 4in. long, unarmed. — 
_ fr. orange-coloured, erect, globose. i. lanceolate or oblong- _ 
lanceolate, 6in. to Yin. long, acuminate, acute, unequal at base, 
obscurely greenish-canescent above; petioles five to ten lines 
long. Stem 6ft. or more high, with a few short, straight 
prickles. Mexico, 1800. Stove. (B. M. 2173.) 
S. lycioides Iodasterum (Lycium-like). jl., calyx five-parted; 
corolla angular, violet, yellow within, with a five-rayed, dark 
RET star; peduncles filiform, bearing one flower, axillary. 
. elliptic, obovate-elliptic, or ovate-lanceolate, entire, cuneate 
at base, shortly decurrent into the petioles, paler beneath, }in. 
to lin. long. Branches numerous, spiny. h. 4ft. Peru, 
Stove. (B. R. xxxii. 25, under name of S. lycioides.) 
in dia A i E p Are pe p ergas An a a 
sub-cordate a se, entire or sub- iry-pul i 
to 5in. long. Stems climbing, were ‘Mexico’ 1838. Green- 
house, (B. R. xxvii. 7.) 
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