jS OBSERVATIONS on 



The flower confifts of one petal, funnel- 

 (haped, tubular, and folded at the border in 

 five parts. They grow at the bifurcations 

 of the branches, are large, and of a milk- 

 white colour. 



The feed-veflel is oval, large, and covered 

 with fliort, fharp, ftrong thorns. The feeds 

 are brown. It flowers in Augufl:. 



It is a native of South-Amtrica, and is 

 cultivated in our gardens either for its fin- 

 gularity or ornament. 



Dr. Withering fays, that cows, goats, 

 flieep, and horfes r^fufe it ^. He likewife 

 acquaints us, that it is found common amongft 

 jubbilL, in the neighbourhood of London. 



I HAVE likewife obferved the ftramonium 

 flourifli upon a bank on the London road 

 near Coventry ; but it is probable the feeds 

 may have been conveyed thither from a large 

 nurfery-garden in the neighbourhood, and 

 where many foreign plants have been propa- 

 gated. It is certain that the plant is not in-* 



* Arrangement of Englifh Veg. vol. i. p. 119. 



digenous 



