256 PROCEEDINGS: BOSTON SOCIETY NATURAL HISTORY. 



SOLANACEAE. 



Bassovia Aubl. 



B. CILIATA Johnston, Proc. Amer. acad. arts and sci., vol. 40, p. 

 694 (1905).— El Valle, River trail, Miller & Johnston, no. 255, July 

 15, and Johnston, no. 75, Aug. 30. 



Brachistus Miers. 



B. Pringlei Wats., Proc. Amer. acad. arts and sci., vol. 25, p. 159 

 (1890).— El Valle, Miller & Johnston, no. 35, July 27. Further dis- 

 tribution, Mexico, Central America, and Colombia. 



Brunfelsia L. 



B. HoPEANA (Hook.) Benth. in DC, Prod., vol. 10, p. 200 (1846) ; 

 Griseb., Fl. Brit. \V. Ind., p. 432; Mart., Fl. Bras., vol. 8, pt. 1, p. 261, 

 pi. 43. Franciscea Ho'peana Hook., Bot. mag., pi. 2829 (1828). — 

 El Valle, Miller & Johnston, no. 265, Aug. 2, and Johnston, no. 71, 

 Aug. 31 on South Hill. Further distribution, Trinidad, Brazil. 



Capsicum L. 



C. ANNUUM L., Sp. pi., vol. 1, p. 188 (1753); Desc, Ant., vol. 6, p. 

 172, pi. 422.— El Valle, Miller & Johnston, no. 81, July 24. Vene- 

 zuela: Cumana, Loefling, Reise nach den spanischen Liindern, p. 152- 

 153. All tropical countries. 



C. BACCATUM L., Mant, vol. 1, p. 47 (1767); Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. 

 Ind., p. 436; Desc, Ant., vol. 6, p. 177, pi. 423.— El Valle, Miller & 

 Johnston, no. 82, July 12. Venezuela: between Cumana and Bor- 

 dones, HBK., Nov. gen. et sp., vol. 3, p. 49. Found in all tropical 

 countries. 



C. frutescens L., Sp. pi., vol. 1, p. 189 (1753); Griseb., Fl. Brit. 

 W. Ind., p. 436; Lam., Encycl., pi. 116. — Cultivated, according to 

 Ernst. Venezuela: near Bordones, HBK., Nov. gen. et sp., vol. 3, 

 p. 48. Found in all tropical countries. 



Cestrum L. 



C. VESPERTiNUM L., Mant., vol. 2, p. 206 (1771); Griseb., Fl. Brit. 

 W. Ind., p. 443; Jacq., Hort. Schoenbr., vol. 3, pi. 328. — River trail, 

 El Valle, Johnston, no. 285, Aug. 30. Further distribution, West 

 Indies to Panama, Peru, and Brazil. 



