990 SOLANACEAE 



about as long as the tube : corolla white, 11-14 mm. broad ; lobes oval or oval-ovate, acute : 

 berries globose, 1-1.5 cm. in diameter, scarlet. 



In waste place or open woods, Gulf States. Introduced. Spring to fall. JERUSALEM CHERRY. 



8. Solanum glaucum Dunal. Somewhat woody, at least below, unarmed. Stem 

 1-2.5 m. tall, often copiously branched, pale, glabrous : leaves rather numerous ; blades 

 narrowly oblong to oblong-lanceolate, 8-16 cm. long, acute or slightly acuminate, smooth 

 and glabrous, white-margined, narrowed into short petiole-like bases : pedicels slender, 

 slightly thickened under the calyx : calyx glabrous ; tube nearly flat ; lobes much broader 

 than high : corolla blue, 25-30 mm. broad ; lobes broadly ovate, abruptly acute : berries 

 globose-ovoid, 6-8 mm. in diameter, glaucous. 



In waste places, Pensacola, Florida. Native of South America. 



9 Solanum verbascifolium L. Shrubby, tomentose throughout, unarmed. Stems 

 6-16 dm. tall, branching : leaf -blades leathery, oblong or oblong-obovate, or ovate, 1-3 

 dm. long, obtuse or acuminate, entire, one third as long as the blades or shorter : peduncles 

 longer than the petioles : pedicels fully 1 mm. thick : calyx 5-6 mm. long ; tube broadly 

 turbinate ; lobes ovate, about as long as the tube : corolla white, 1.5 cm. broad ; lobes ovate 

 or oval-ovate, acutish : ovary pubescent : berries subglobose, 1-2 cm. in diameter. 



In sandy soil, southern peninsular Florida and the Keys and southern Mexico, throughout tropical 

 America. Throughout the year. 



10. Solanum Blodgettii Chapm. Shrubby, hoary-scurfy or slightly tomentulose. 

 unarmed. Stems spreading, 8-18 dm. long, branching : leaf-blades oblong, 5-15 cm, 

 long, rather obtuse at both ends, undulate : petioles J as long as the blades or shorter : 

 peduncles longer than the petioles : pedicels densely pubescent : calyx pubescent, 2.5 mm. 

 long ; tube broadly turbinate ; lobes broadly oblong, abruptly pointed, longer than the 

 tube : corolla white, 14-17 mm. broad ; lobes linear or linear-lanceolate : ovary glabrous : 

 berries subglobose, green turning red. 



In sand. Key West, Florida. Spring to fall. 



11. Solanum Bahame~nse L. Shrubby, roughish pubescent, sparingly armed, or 

 unarmed. Stems 5-18 dm. tall, branching : leaf-blades oblong, 4-12 cm. long, obtuse or 

 acutish, undulate, oblique at the base ; petioles 1-2 cm. long : pedicels club-shaped : calyx 

 1.5 cm. long ; lobes oblong or ovate-oblong, longer than the tube : corolla pale, 10-12 mm. 

 broad ; lobes linear, relatively long : berries subglobose, 6-8 mm. in diameter. 



In sandy soil, southern peninsular Florida and the Keys. 



12. Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav. Perennial, silvery canescent with scurfy-hairs, 

 more or less copiously armed with acicular spines, or unarmed. Stems erect, 3-11 dm. tall, 

 branching : leaf-blades broadly oblong to linear-oblong, 5-15 cm. long, usually obtuse, un- 

 dulate or repand, oblique at the base ; petioles 1-2 cm. long : pedicels barely enlarged up- 

 ward : calyx 5-ridged ; tube campanulate ; lobes linear-subulate from a broad base, much 

 longer than the tube : corolla violet, or white, 2-2.5 cm. broad ; lobes triangular-ovate, 

 longer than the limb : berries subglobose, 1-1.5 cm. in diameter, yellow or black. 



In dry soil, Missouri to Kansas, Texas and Arizona. Spring to fall. 



13. Solanum Melongena L. Perennial, more or densely felty tomentose, armed 

 with short subulate prickles. Stems 3-9 dm. tall, simple or branching above : leaf-blades 

 1-3 dm. long, oval or ovate in outline, sinuate-lobed or shallowly pinnately lobed, cuneate 

 or subcordate at the base ; petioles 1-5 cm. long : pedicel slightly enlarged under the calyx : 

 calyx pubescent ; tube saucer-shaped ; lobes broadly ovate, acuminate at the tip, about as 

 long as the tube : corolla purplish, 4-5 cm. broad ; lobes triangular, longer than the 

 limb : filaments glabrous : anthers narrow, 8-9 mm. long : berries 5-30 cm. long. 



On hillsides and sandy soil, Georgia and Florida. Much cultivated. Spring to fall. EGG-PLANT. 



14. Solanum Caroline'nse L. Perennial, hirsute or scabro -pubescent, armed with 

 subulate prickles. Stems erect or ascending, 2-7 dm. tall, branching : leaf-blades oblong 

 to ovate in outline, 5-12 cm. long, sinuate or pinnately sinuate-lobed, with the lobes of a 

 triangular type, armed with subulate prickles, petioled : pedicels usually only pubescent : 

 calyx -lobes lanceolate to triangular, acuminate : corolla violet or white, 2.5-3 cm. broad : 

 berries globular, 1.5-2 cm. in diameter, orange-yellow. 



In dry or sandy soil, Ontario to Illinois, Massachusetts, Florida and Texas. Spring to fall. 



15. Solanum Floridanum Shuttlw. Similar to S. Carolinense in habit. Leaf-blades 

 deeply pinnatifid, the lobes of an oblong type, the terminal one often elongated : pedicels 

 commonly prickle-armed : calyx-lobes lanceolate or narrowly lanceolate, each narrowed 

 into a slender tip : corolla violet, 2-2.5 cm. broad : berries globular. 



In waste places or on roadsides, Florida. Spring to fall. 



