THE BOTANY OF BERMUDA. 93 



Fhymlis angulata, Linn. Cow cherry; Balloon berry. 

 Naturalized from United States; annual ; a weed iu cultivated ground. 



P. puheseens, Linn. Horse cherry. 



Naturalized annual, distinguishable from the above by the more oval 

 form and bluish tint of the fruit; flowers in clusters. {Physalis hirsuta, 

 Dun.) 



P. lanceolata, Michx. In Lane's list. 

 Xaturulized perennial. 



Copsieum annuiim, Linn. Guinea pepper; Chillies. 



C. fnitescens, Linn. Spanish x^epper. 

 Both commonly grown in gardens. 



o. torvvm, Sw., id. 

 A weed. 



S. aculeatissimum, Jacq. Cockroach berry. 



Encouraged in waste places, notwithstanding its reputed very poison- 

 ous qualities, for its beautiful scarlet fruit. 



JS. nigrum, Linn. Nightshade. 

 A weed. 



.S': nodijiorumj Jacq. 



JS. tuberosum, Linn. Irish potato. 



" Certain potato roots sent from England" are mentioned in the year 

 1613; "abundance of white, red, and yellow colored potatoes" are men- 

 tioned by Smith in 1623. There seems no doubt, therefore, that this 

 plant, introduced into England from Peru in 1597j found its way to the 

 Somers Islands at a very early date, although it is not always easy to dis- 

 tinguish it in the narratives from Batatas edulis, the Spanish or sweet 

 potato. It is now a principal article of commerce. The exports in 1876 

 reached 2,260 tons (33,099 barrels). 



8. ovigerum, Dun. Egg-plant. 

 Cultivated in gardens. 



/S. Lycopersicum, Linn. Lycopersicum esculentum, Mill., id. Tomato. 



This plant has become a staple of cultivation in Bermuda since the 

 emancipation of the slaves. The exports reached 672 tons in 1871, but 

 fluctuate much with the seasons. 



