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SOLANUM 



7. Scandens, foliis ovatis utrinque acuminatisjafciculis forum 

 fubumbellulatis fparfis. 



An, Solanum Caule inermi frutefcenti fie xuofo racemis cymofis, &c. L. Sp. PI. 



The Climbing Solanum. 



Periantium Cyathi for me breve, *vi 

 Qprolla Infundibuli-formis, info 



quinqne dent 

 ie tubulata 



Limb 



ereclo paten 



fere integer, crajfus, ex parte rudis £? ex parte color atus 

 Ccetera, ut in Solano vulg. 



SOLANUM 8. Spinofum 6? villofum, foliis angulato-ovatis, baccis minoribus. 



fafciculis fiorum fparfis. 



The thorny, tufted, and hairy Sol 



This plant grows in fpreading tufts, and feldom rifes abo 



th 



feet from th 



ground 

 berries 



The 



large fores 

 vermin. 



very hairy, full of prickles, and bears a great number of fmall tufted 



pounded, are frequently applied to kill the maggots that infeft 



keeps them 



d 



obferved 



deftroy moft forts of 



LYCOPERSICON 1. Foliis abrupte pinnatis, radice tuberofa. 



Solanum Caule inermi berbaceo -, foliis pennatis integer rimis. L. Vir. Cli. 



& Sp. PL 





The Irifh Potato. 



Great quantities of this root are annually imported into famaica from Lan- 

 cafer and Ireland', and the plant often cultivated in the cooler mountains of 

 the ifland, but does not thrive fo well as many other European vegetables, 

 though frequently raifed with fuch fuccefs, as to be fold in large quantities in the 

 public markets. 



LYCOPERSICON 2. Subhirfut urn , foliis varie incifis inter rupte & abrupte 



pennatis, calicibus feptempartitis. 



Solanum Caule inermi berbaceo, foliis pennatis incifis, racemis jimplicibus. 



L. Sp. PI 



The Tomato. 



LYCOPERS1CUM 3. Subkirfutum, foliis interrufte & abrupte pennatis, 



calicibus quinquepartitis. 



An, Solanum Caule inermi berbaceo, foliis pennatis incifis, racemis bi- 



partitis refiexis. L. Sp. PJ. 



Thefe 



ual 



parts 



The fmaller wild Tomato. 



d, except the laft, imported here from foreign 



The berries of the fecond fpecies are often ufed in foops and fauces, to which 



they are obferved to give a very agreeable and grateful fl 



they 



roafted, and then chiefly ufed with mutton : they are alfo fryed with 

 ferved up in fingl 



dimes. 



Obf The flo 



fom etimes 



and 



The Jews make ufe of this fruit in almoft all their 



thefe plants grow chiefly on common footftalks, and are 

 feldom above feven or eight together ; they are difpofgd in an alternate and diftich 

 order, and grow commonly at fome diftance from the afe of the leaves. 



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