348 SOI.AN.VrE.f.. (NKillTSIIADi: lAMII.y.) 



scrdcd rapsulf or ])erry. ]Macciita> ndiiatf to llic jiartitioii and projcctinj; 

 into tlio cells. Si'i-ds canii^ lotropoiis or ainpliitropons. Kniliryo mostly 

 blender aud curved in llesliy albunu-n. — C'hielly narcotic poisons. 



Synopsis. 



5 1. Fruit a berrj-. 



• Corolla wheel-shaped or short bcU-Khapcd. 



<- Anthers connivcnt. Calyx unrhangeil in fruit. 



1. SOLANITM. Anthers opening by terminal pores. Berry juicy. 



2. CAPSICUM. Anthers opening lengthwise. Berry juiceless. 



■t- ■- Anthers separate, opening lengthwise. Fruiting c.-ilyx inflated. 



3. PUYSALIS. li rry juicy. Calyx entire at the base. 



4. NICANDRA. Kerry dry. Calyx 10-toothed at the base. 



» • Corolla funnel-shaped. 



5. LYCIUM. Anthers opening lengthwise. Berry juicy. Shrubs. 



5 2. Fruit a capsule. 



6. DATURA. Calyx prismatic or terete, circuniscissile. Capsule spioy. 



1. SOLANUM, L. Nightshade. 



Calyx 5-tootho(l or 5-clcft. Corolla whccl-shapcd, 5-Iol)cd, valvatc, with the 

 margins turned inward. Stamens 5, inserted on the throat of the corolla, ex- 

 serted ; the filaments very short : anthers opening by 2 terminal pores, conni- 

 vent. Stigma obtuse. Berry juicy, 2-celled, many-seeded. — Herbs or shrubs, 

 often armed with ])riclvles. Leaves alternate or in pairs. Flowers opposite the 

 axils, or above them. 



* Unuriiud : cymes or racemes corymhed : corolla 5-paiifd. 



1. S. nigrum, L. Herbaceous, mostly pubescent with simple hairs; stem 

 erect, brandling; the branchlets wing-angled, and more or less toothed; leaves 

 pctioled, oblong-ovate, toothed or entire ; flowers somewhat umbelled, drooping, 

 small, white; berry black. — Damp soil, Florida to Mississippi, and northward. 

 July- Sept. — Stem 10-3° high, ditfuse. Leaves 2' -4' long, when in pairs, 

 unequal. Corolla 4" -6" wide. Berry 2" -3" in diameter. 



2. S. Radula, Vahl. Shrubby, and very rough throughout with short 

 rigid msty stellate hairs ; leaves oblong, entire, acute, tapering into a short peti- 

 ole ; cymes slender, long-pcduncled, once or twice forking, many-flowered, 

 longer than the leaves ; flowers small, linear in the bud ; corolla white, deeply 

 parted, the lobes linear-lanceolate, obtuse; anthers hairy. — South Florida — 

 Leaves 2' - 3' long. Cymes 3' -4' long. Corolla 5" wide. 



3. S. verbascifolium, L. Shrubby, and hoary throughout with dense 

 soft stellate hairs ; leaves large, ovatc-obloug, acute at each end, entire ; cymes 

 on long and very stout peduncles, forking, compactly many-flowered ; flowers 

 globose^obovate in the bud ; calyx-lobes ovate, acute ; corolla-lobes oblong, 

 obtuse , anthers oblong, twice as long as the slender filaments ; ovary woolly. — 

 South Florida Oct. - Dec. — Shrub 4° -5° high. Leaves 6' -9' long. Co 

 roUa ^' wide 



