CHAP. IX.] SOLANACE^. 141 



CHAPTER IX. 



THE ORDER SOLANACE^ : ILLUSTRATED BY THE BITTER-SWEET; 

 GARDEN NIGHTSHADE J POTATO ; EGG-PLANT ; TOMATO ', CAPSI- 

 CUM ; WINTER CHERRY ; CAPE GOOSEBERRY ; THE DEADLY 

 NIGHTSHADE ; LYCIUM, OR DUKE OF ARGYLE's TEA-TREE ; 

 CESTRUM ; VESTIA ; TOBACCO ', PETUNIA ; NIEREMBE^GIA ; 

 SALPIGLOSSIS ; SCHIZANTHUS ; HENBANE ; DATURA ; BRUG- 

 MANSIA ; SOLANDRA ; VERBASCUM ; CELSIA ; NOLANA ; ETC. 



This large Order is one of those which 

 appear to have been most troublesome to bota- 

 nists, as scarcely any two agree as to the plants 

 to be comprised in it. I have, however, taken 

 it in its most comprehensive sense, as far as 

 popular plants are concerned ; on the same 

 principles as those by which I have been 

 guided throughout ; viz. that it is easier for 

 a beginner to remember a few divisions than 

 a great many ; and that when a student has 

 once learnt what plants are nearly allied to 

 each other, and the general features that con- 

 nect them, it will be comparatively easy to learn 

 the minor distinctions between them. 



Taking these principles as my guide, I have 

 given the Order Solanaceas as it was formed by 

 Jussieu, adding those plants to it which evidently 

 belong to the several sections, but which have 



