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2. §. carolinense, L. (Fig. 1, pl. 139.) Horst Nettrr. Stem much 
branching, 1 to 4 ft. high, armed with long slender prickles. Leaves in 
general outline egg-shaped, but deeply sinuate, the sinuses extending some- 
times nearly to the midvein. Flowers in a terminal cluster; corolla star- 
shaped, the lobes extending half way to the base; anthers forming a 
pyramidal cone. Fruit a yellow berry. 
3. §. rostratum, Dunal. (Fig. 2, pl. 139.) Sanp Bur. Very prickly, 
1 to 23 ft. high. Leaves sinuate lobed, some of the sinuses extending to 
the midvein, all lobes rounded; surface of leaves covered with a copious 
yellowish down. Calyx covered with long slender prickles. Fruit a large 
globular berry. Sandy waste places. May-Sept. 
4. §. Dulcamara, L. (Fig. 4, pl. 139.) Brrrersweet. NIGHTSHADE. 
Perennial climbing or trailing vine, more or less downy. Leaves, the upper 
halberd-shaped, the lower egg-shaped, heart-shaped at base. Flowers in 
side clusters, corolla blue or dark purple. Calyx not enclosing fruit. Fruit 
an oval, red berry. Moist shady places, mostly about dwellings. June- 
Sept. 
4. HYOSCYAMUS, L. 
Coarse, fetid weeds, with alternate deeply lobed leaves and large regular 
flowers from the leaf-axils. Calyx bell- or urn-shaped, 5-lobed, striped; 
corolla funnel-form with a 5-lobed, more or less unequally spreading bor- 
der. Stamens spreading. Fruit a capsule enclosed in the calyx. 
H. niger, L. (Fig. 5, pl. 139.) Brack Henpane. Stem stout, 1 to 
24 ft. high. Leaves clasping the stem, deeply sinuate. Flowers on very 
short flower stems; corolla greenish-yellow with purple markings. Cap- 
sule oblong. Escaped from gardens. June-Sept. 
5 DATURA, L. 
Coarse weeds, with unpleasant odor, poisonous. Leaves with sinuate 
borders, the lobes irregular and often deep. Flowers large, showy in the 
forks of the stem. Calyx 5-lobed, prismatic, covered with hooklets; corolla 
large, funnel-form. 
l. D. Stramonium, L. (Fig. 6, pl. 139.) Strramontum. Whole plant 
very dark green, 1 to 5 ft. high, branching. Leaves 3 to 8 in. long, irregu- 
larly sinuate. Flower large, about 34 in. long, 2 in. broad. White. In 
rich waste grounds. Summer. 
2. D. Tatula, L. Purrere Srramonium. Taller than No. 1, and 
flowers pale violet-purple. Fields and waste places. May-Sept. 
3. D. Metel, L. ENTIRE-LEAvED THORN-APPLE. Leaves broadly egg- 
shaped, unequal on the two sides, rounded at base or heart-shaped. 
Flowers white. Waste places, Rhode Island, southward. July-Sept. 
6. NICOTIANA, L. 
Coarse, rank herbs, with large entire leaves and terminal clusters of 
large flowers. Calyx tubular, 5-cleft; corolla funnel-form. Stamens 5, 
inserted in tube of corolla. Capsule 2-celled. 
N. rustica, L. Witp Tosacco. Leaves egg-shaped, borders entire, 2 to 
8 in. long. Calyx teeth low triangular; corolla cylindric funnel-form, 
