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SOLANACEAE. 



[Vol. III. 



6. Physalis angulata L. 



Cut-leaved Ground-Cherry. (Fig. 3195.) 



Physalis angulala L. Sp. PI. 183. 1753. 



Erect, lyi'-z" high, glabrous; stem angular; 

 leaves ovate, with more or less cuneate base, 

 somewhat sinuately toothed with long-acumi- 

 nate teeth; blades 2'-2yi' long, on slender peti- 

 oles i'-2' long, thin, the veins not prominent; 

 peduncles slender, io"-i5" long, erect, in fruit 

 often reflcxed but seldom exceeding the fruiting 

 calyx in length; calyx smooth, lobes triangular 

 to lanceolate, generally shorter than the tube; 

 corolla 2%"-$" in diameter; anthers more or 

 less purplish tinged; fruiting calyx about \%' 

 long, ovoid, not prominently 5-10-angled, 

 sometimes purple-veined and at last nearly 

 filled by the yellow berry. 



In rich soil, North Carolina to Illinois, the Indian 

 Territory, Texas, Central America, Brazil and the 

 West Indies. Also in India. Julj'-Sept. 



7. Physalis ixocarpa Brot. Toniatillo. 

 Mexican Ground-Cherry. Straw- 

 berry Tomato. (Fig. 3196.) 



Physalis ixoca>f>a Brot.; Horneman, Hort. Hafn. 



,Suppl. 26. 1819. 

 P. aequata Jacq. f. ; Nees, Linnaea, 6: 470. 1831. 



At first erect, later widely spreading, much 

 branched; stem angled, glabrous, or the younger 

 parts sparingly hair5'; leaves from cordate to 

 ovate, with a cuneate base which is somewhat 

 oblique, sinuately dentate or entire, i'-2yz' 

 long; peduncles short, i"-2^" long; calyx 

 sparingly hairy, its lobes short, broadly triangu- 

 lar, shorter than the tube; corolla bright yellow 

 with purple throat, ^"-"j" (sometimes nearly 

 10") in diameter; fruiting calyx round-ovoid, 

 obscurely lo-angled, often purple-veined, at last 

 often filled by the purple berrj', which some- 

 times bursts it. 



Native of Mexico. It is often cultivated for its fruit and frequently escapes from 



cultivation. 



8. 



Physalis Philadelphica Lam. Philadelphia Ground-Cherry. (Fig.3197.) 



Physalis Philadelphica I.am. Encycl. 2: loi. 17S6. 



Annual, or perennial from a deep rootstock, tall, 

 erect, 2%°-^° high; stem angled, dichotomously 

 branched, glabrous, or sometimes slightly pubes- 

 cent with sparse and short hairs on the upper parts; 

 blades ovate to ovate-lanceolate, often very oblique 

 at the base and more or less acuminate, entire or 

 repand-denticulate, 2>2'-4' long, on petioles i,'^'- 

 2%' long, often in pairs; peduncles slender, 5"-io" 

 long, generally longer than the flower; calyx gla- 

 brous, or minutely ciliolate, lobes ovate-lanceolate 

 or triangular, sometimes broadly ovate and un- 

 equal, generally equalling the tube; corolla yellow 

 or greenish yellow with purplish throat, J^'-i' in 

 diameter; anthers tinged with purple; fruiting 

 calyx at first somewhat 10 angled and sunken at 

 the base, at last often filled with or even burst by 

 the large red or purple berry. 



Rhode Island to Georfria, Te.xas and Nebraska. 

 July-Scpt. Formerly cultivated for its fruit. 



