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chambered, fleshy, many-seeded, berry-h'ke fruit. (Name of 

 doubtful origin.) 



I. S. Dulcamara (Woody Nightshade, Bittersweet). — Frequently, 

 though incorrectly, called Deadly Nightshade ; well marked by its 

 shrubby, clambering stem climbing among bushes to a height of 

 8 or lo feet ; leaves ovate, acute, cordate, hastate, or eared at the 

 base ; flowers in loose, drooping clusters, purple with 2 green spots 



soi.Anum dulcamara {IVoody Nightshade, Bittersweet). 



at the base of each 'petal ; anthers yellow, uniting in the form of a 

 cone ; fruit oval, scarlet, berry-like. — Hedges, and luxuriantly 

 near water ; common. — Fl. June, July. Perennial. 



2. S. nigrum (Black Nightshade).- — A branching, erect, herba- 

 ceous plant, generally less than a foot high ; leaves stalked, ovate, 

 wavy, bluntly toothed ; flowers few, drooping, white, with yellow 

 anthers ; fruit globular, generally black, but rarely yellow or red. 

 • — Waste ground ; common. — Fl. July — October. Annual. 



