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and, on the lower part, of a light pale green, by which the 

 plant may be readily recognised. The flowers are very 

 large and white. Berries roundish, villose, and twice or 

 thrice as large as a cherry. This I have seen attain 

 a very remarkable development in sheltered warm spots 

 in "the south of England. It is fine in medium-sized 

 groups. 



Solarium hyporhodium. — A fine branching kind 

 from Venezuela, with a stout stem about 5 ft. high, and 

 branches armed with short thinly-scattered spines. The 

 leaves, which attain a length of nearly 2^ ft., are oval, 

 with angular sinuated lobes, the upper surface being of a 

 fine green colour with white veins, and the under side of 

 a violet-red and downy. When young the hue of the 

 leaves is exceedingly lively. The flowers are borne in 

 almost lateral cymes and are of a rosy-white colour with 

 yellow stamens. This plant is sometimes sold as S. dis- 

 color and S. purpureum, but is quite distinct from them. 



Solarium Karstenii. — This, which is more commonly 

 known as S. callicarpitm, is a robust, slightly branching, 

 arborescent shrub about 5 ft. high, covered with long 

 hairs interspersed with spines and of a general variable 

 greyish -violet hue. The leaves are oval, broad, angular, 

 heart-shaped at the base, and 2 ft. or more in length. The 

 flowers are large, of a fine delicate violet colour, and 

 borne in crowded, almost one-sided clusters. This plant 

 is best isolated, as when placed in close groups the leaves 

 of the associated subjects are apt to tear it. Venezuela. 



Solarium lanceolatum. — This is the best kind for 

 blooming qualities. The foliage, which is somewhat 

 fluffy and willow-like, possesses no marked character, 



