132 SOLANACH^J. [Datuba. 



4. D. fastuosa. Linn. Syst. ed. x, 932 ; Roxb. Fl. Ind. r, 561 ; F. B.I. iv. 

 242; Watt E. D. ; Comtn. Prod. Ind. ; Collett Fl. Siml. 344; Prain Beng. 

 PI 751 ; Coolie Fl. Bomb, ii, 273.— Vera. Kdla dhutra, Kdla dhatura. 



Glabrous or slightly puberulous. Stem erect, 4-5 ft. high, woody 

 below ] branches zigzvg, purplish and with scattered white spots. 

 Leaves up to 8 in. long, ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, sinuate or repand- 

 dentate, base unequally cuneate. Flowers erect, often double when 

 cultivated. Calyx about 2 in. long ; teeth 5, triangular-lanceolate, 

 acuminate; base persistent _ and reflexed in fruit. Corolla violet or 

 purplish outside, white within, limb 5-plicate and 5-angled, folus long- 

 cuspida 1 e. Capsule nodding, dehiscing irregularly, covered with stout 

 tubercles. 



Throughout India, in gardens and on waste ground, often appearing as if 

 wild This is the species most commonly met with in the hotter parts 

 of this country. It is found also in Africa and throughout the tropics 

 of both hemispheres. 



5. D. alba, Nees in Trans. Linn. Soc. xvii 73 ; Wight Ic. 852 ; Dun. in 

 B.C. Prod, xiii, pi. 1,542. D. Metel, Roxb. Fl. Ind. i, 561 (non Linn.). 

 D. fastuosa, var. alba, Clarice in F B. I. iv, 243 ; Watt E.D. ; Comm.Prod. 

 India ; Prain Beng. PI. 751 ; Cooke Fl. Bomb. ii. 273.— Huminatu. 

 Rheede Hort. Mai. ii, 47, t. 28 ; Rumph. Herb. Amb. v, 242, t. 87, fig. 2.— 

 Vera Dhatura. 



Stem 5-6 ft. high, herbaceous or slightly woody below. Leaves stalked, 

 6-7 in. long, ovate, acuminate, repand-dentate, unequal at the base, 

 glabrous, bright green. Flowers white or cream-coloured, erect, shortly 

 stalked. Calyx about li in long, deeply 5-toothed ; teeth triangular- 

 lanceolate, acuminate. Corolla 4£-5 in. long, 5-plicate, puberulous out- 

 side, limb obscurely 5-lobed, lobes cuspidate. Capsule globose, spread- 

 ing or nodding, aculeate. 



Dr. T. Thomson's Moradabad specimen at Kew, obtained from a garden 

 is the only one I have seen which represents the species as occurring 

 within the limits of this flora, although doubtless it exists in other 

 localities. Distrib. : Common in Bengal and throughout India in 

 gardens, as well as in waste ground near villages, flowering and pro- 

 ducing fruit all through the year. It is found in Hongkong, and 

 according to Bentham is probably of Asiatic origin. The seeds are 

 described as intensely narcotic, and as being used both medicinally 

 and for criminal purposes. 



Datura suaveolens, H. & B. (Brugmansia suaveolens, G. Don) A 

 handsome s'.rnbby plant with large white fragrant flowers. It is often 

 grown in the gardens of both natives and Europeans, and is usually 

 known as the "trumpet flower." It is a native of Mexico. 



Xtcopersicum esculent om, Mill, is the Tomato or Love-apple. Vera. 

 Vilayati baigan. It is extensively cultivated in gardens throughout 

 India, both on the hills and in the plains, and is occasionally found as 

 an escape. It came originally from Peru. See R,oxb. Fl. Ind. i, 565 

 (Solanum) ; DC.L'Orig. PI Cult. 231; F. B. I. iv, 237 ; Watt E. D. ; 

 Prain Beng. PI. 743 ; Cooke Fl. Bomb, ii, 275. 



