Order 94— -SOLANAOEiE. 579 



3-lobcd ; stamens 5, connivent; berry globous, inclosed within the in- 

 flated, 5-angled, colored calyx. — Herbs (rarely shrubs). Lvs. alternate 

 or unequally twin. Fls. solitary, nodding, extra-axillary. Pubescence 

 of flattened hairs. 



t Anthers yellow. Root (always?) perennial Nos. 1—3 



I Anthers blue or violet-colored. Root annual, (a) 



a Peduncles elongated. Fruit not fillin; the closed calyx Nos. 4 — * 



a l'eduncles very short Fruit tilling the open calyx No. 7 



1 P. viscosa L. Pubescent, erect or decumbent; branches somewhat dichoto- 

 mous and angular; lvs. solitary or in pairs, ovate, more or less cordate, repand- 

 toothed or entire ; fls. spotted or dark purple in the throat ; anth. yellow, 1 or 2 

 often lunger. — Dry fields and road-sides, Can. and TJ. S. Plant If high, often via- 

 cid. Lvs. variable, twico as long (1 — 4') as tho petioles ; when in pairs, one of 

 them is much smaller. Cor. twice as long as tho calyx, greenish-} chow, the 5 

 spots often confluent. Fruit yellow or orange-colored, pleasant to the taste. 

 Jn., Jl. (P. Pennsylvanica L. P. tomentosa Walt. P. heterophylla Nees.) 



(3. nyctaginea. Calyx hirsute ; corolla not spotted. (P. nyctaginea Dun.) 



2 P. lanceolata Ms. (nee Dunal.) Decumbent, branching, hirsute or pubes- 

 cent (at first erect) ; lvs. in pairs, unequal, elliptic-lanceolate, tapering and acute at 

 each end, petiolatc, entire or repand-denticulatc ; ped. filiform, scarcely as long as 

 the slender petiole; cor. spotted; stam. yellow, equal; cal. in fr. rounded and urn- 

 bilicate at base. — '4- Dry soils, Car., Tenn., Ga. to La. Sts. 6 to 15' long, often 

 diffuse. Lvs. green, and with their petioles about 3' long, all twins except the 

 lowest. Fls. 6" long, yellow. Jn. — Aug. 



3 P. Alkekengi L. Strawberry Tomato. St. subsimple, pubescent ; lvs. 



deltoid-ovate, acuminate, repand; cor. not spotted; cal. in fr. ovoid-globous. colored; 

 stam. yellow. — % Gardens, Plant less branched than other species, 1 to 2f high. 

 Lvs. 3 to 4' long, including the petiole, attenuated at base. Cor. yellow. Berry 

 greenish yellow or orange, inclosed in tho reddened calyx. Fr. eaten raw or 

 cooked. 



4 P. pubescen3 L. Much branched, pubescent or tomentous, viscid, at length de- 

 cumbent ; lvs. ovate or cordate, unequal at base, acute or subacuminate, dentate or 

 nearly entire ; ped. shorter than the petioles; cor. spotted with dark brown in the 

 throat; anth. bine. — In damp places and shades, S. and W. States. Plant 9 to 

 18' high. Sts. angled and furrowed. Lvs. 2 to 3' long, petioles 1', single on the 

 stem, twin on tho flowering branches. Cor. 6 to 8" long. (P. hirsuta Dun.)— 

 Among our specimens aro somo nearly smooth. 



5 P. angulata L. Erect, often diffusely branched, glabrous ; lvs. ovate or oblong, 

 •unequally dentate-serrate; cor. spotless; stam. blue; cal. segm. triangular, subu- 

 late, as long as the tube, in fruit truncate at base and sharply 5-angled. — (1) Sandy 

 soils, Ya. to Fla. (Savannah, Pond), and westward. Lvs. on long, slender peti- 

 oles. Cor. less than G" long. Cal. in fruit longer than broad, or ovoid-conical. 



6 P. Linkiana Nees. Diffusely branched, glabrous; lvs. ovate-oblong, acuminate, 

 often long-jjointed, sinuate-dentate, with subulate-pointed teeth, base attenuate to tho 

 petiole; cor. slightly spotted ; anth. violet; cal. in fruits roundish-ovate, pointed. 

 — (D S. Car. and Ga. (Feay). A striking species, 2f or more in height. Sts. 

 strongly angled. Lvs. 3 to 6' long, including tho (1 to 2) petiole. Fr. caL 1' 

 diam. 



7 P. Philadelphica Lam. Nearly glabrous, erect, branching, branches forked, 

 strict; lvs. obliquely ovate, acuminate, angular-repaud ; ped. much shorter than the 

 petioles; cor. with spots and stripes in throat; cal. filled with the fruit and open 

 when mature; anth. violet. — CD Dry banks of streams, Middle and W. States. Lvs. 

 acute at base, twice longer than tho petioles. Pod. 2 to 3" long, pubescent, 



6. AT'ROPA, L. Deadly Nightshade. (Name of one of the Three 

 Fates iu Grecian mythology, whose office it was to cut the thread of 

 human life.) Calyx 5-parted ; corolla campanulate, limb 5-clcft, val- 

 vate-plicate in bud; stamens 5, distant, included; style subexserted* 



