3.')0 SOI.ANACK.K. (NinilTSIIVnE lAAlII-V.) 



2. CAPSICUM, T..i.in. Ui:i.ri:iTi.R. 



Calyx rnp-sliiij)0(l, 5 - T-tootlicil. Corolla wliccl-sliapid, 5-C-cleft, plnited. 

 Stamens 5 - 7, inserted on the tliroat of the corolla, exsertetl • anthers connivent, 

 opening len;:tli\vise. Stiirnia ohtnse. Berry juieeless, partly 2-3-eelled, many- 

 seedetl. — Ilerhs or shrubs, with acrid juiee, solitary flowers, and red berries. 



I C. fl'UteSCens, L- Shrubby, smooth ; stem brandiinf^ ; leaves oblong 

 ovate, obtuse, entire, acute ov rounded at the base, petioled, often by pairs ; 

 calyx obscurely toothed, long-pcdunclcd, erect ; beny ohlon^r, shorter than the 

 peduncle. — South Florida. — Steni l°-2°high. Leaves I' long. Flowers in 

 the forks of the branches. Berry 4"- 6" long. 



3. PHYSALIS, L. GROuxn-CiiiRitv. 



Calyx .5-toothcd, inflated in fruit, and enclosing the juicy berry. Corolla 

 short-bell-shaped, plaited, 5-lobed or 5-angled. Stamens .5, inserted on the tube 

 of the corolla: anthers separate, opening lengthwise. Stigma obtuse. Seeds 

 flat, kidney-shaped. — Diffusely branching herbs, with alternate petioled leaves, 

 which are often by pairs, and solitary nodding flowers in their a.\ils, or in the 

 forks of tlic branches. 



* Perennial : peduncles rnmmoiilij longer tlian the petiole : rorolla 8" - \0" in diam- 

 eter, spotted in the throat with brown or purple. 



1. P. viscosa, L. Pubescent or hairy ; root slender, elongated ; stems 

 erect, at length diffusely branched, angled ; leaves ovate, entire or angularly 

 toothed, acute or obtuse, rounded or cordate at the base ; calyx hairy, with 

 triangular-ovate lobes ; corolla pubescent, yellow, with 5 large brov/n spots in 

 the throat ; style and filaments purple ; anthers yellow ; fruiting calyx oblong- 

 ovate, sharply 5-anglcd, concave or truncate at the base ; berry globose, viscid. 

 (P. heterophylla, Nees. P. Pennsylvanica, L.) — Dry light or sandy soil, Flor- 

 ida to Mississippi, and northward. July -Oct. — Stems A°-2° high, sometimes 

 purple; the pubescence often viscid, jointed, or rough. Leaves l'-2' long, the 

 n])p('rmost rarely acute and unequal at the base. Corolla obscurely lobed. 

 Fruiting calyx I'-H' long. 



2. P. lanceolata, Michx. Pubescent ; leaves ovate-lanceolate or oblong, 

 obtuse, but often attenuate at tiie a])cx, entire, wavy, or coarsely and obtusely 

 toothed on the margins, acute and commonly very unequal at the base ; calyx 

 pubescent, the lobes long-acuminate from an ovate base ; corolla 5-lobcd, or some- 

 what 10-lobcd or toothed, yellow in the throat ; fruiting calyx ovate or globose- 

 ovate, 5-anglcd. (P. ElHottii, Kunze. P. maritima, M. A. Curtis ?) — Dry sandy 

 soil, Florida to North Carolina. July -Oct.— Stem 1° high, erect or diffuse 

 Leaves l'-3' long. Fruiting calyx l'-l|' long, smooth or hairy. 



3. P. angustifolia, Nutt. Smooth ; stem low, erect or at length diffuse, 

 3-4-angled; leaves linear or lanceolate, obtuse, entire, narrowed gradually at 

 the base into a winged petiole ; calyx lobes short, triangular-ovate, obtuse, 

 tomentose on the margins ; corolla yellow, brownish purple in the throat, 



