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mon feature of waste ground in the neighbourhood 

 of towns and villages. 



Nicandra physaloides, Gaertn. A native of Peru. 

 Now more or less naturalised in various parts of Europe. 

 In England it has several times been recorded as a 

 casual. 



Nicotiana nistica, L. Cultivated in Central Asia 

 and in tropical Africa, and naturalised here and there 

 in Europe. In England it has been noticed as a sporadic 

 weed in a few localities. 



Physalis Alkekengi, L. A native of rich mountain 

 pastures in the East and a rather common weed in 

 some parts of Europe. A favourite garden plant in 

 England under the name of Winter Cherry, and some- 

 times recorded as an escape from cultivation. 



Solanum COmutuni, Lam. Native of Mexico. Recorded 

 once or twice in the neighbourhood of cornmills in 

 England. 



Solanum nig^nun, L. A weed of such world-wide 

 distribution that it is difficult to trace its natural 

 area, if indeed it has ever been found in quite natural 

 surroundings. In Britain it is a common and character- 

 istic weed of waste ground, with no claim to be 

 considered indigenous, unless further investigation proves 

 it to grow naturally on shingles in some parts of 

 the southern coasts of England. 



Solaniun rostratum, Dun. Several times recorded 

 during the last few years from waste ground in Great 



