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1- <- Flowers clustered. 



'0. P. Carpenter!, Riddell. Stem erect, branching, closely pubescent ; 

 leaves thin, obliquely cordate-oblong, or oval, acuminate, entire, or obscurely 

 wavy, slender petioled ; flowers small, 3 - 6 in a cluster ; berry small; fruiting 

 calyx globose; flowers yellow. East Feliciaua, Louisiana (Prof. Carpenter). 



4. NICANDRA, Adans. 



Calyx 5-parted, inflated, 10-toothed at the base. Corolla bell-shaped, plaited, 

 obscurely 5-lobed. Stamens 5 : anthers separate, opening lengthwise. Berry 

 juiceless. A smooth erect branching annual, with ovate-oblong toothed or 

 lobed petioled leaves, and solitary axillary nodding purple flowers. 



1. N. physaloid.es, Ga^rt. (Atropa physaloides, L.) Waste and 

 cultivated ground. Introduced. July -Sept. Stem l-3 high, with an- 

 gled branches. Leaves 2' - 5' long, decurrent on the petiole. Corolla white in 

 the throat. Fruiting calyx 5-angled, enclosing the globose berry. 



5. LYCIUM, L. 



Calyx 4-5-cleft. Corolla funnel-shaped, 5-10-cleft or toothed. Stamens 

 4-5: anthers opening lengthwise, separate. Stigma capitate. Berry not 

 enclosed in the calyx. Erect or twining often spiny shrubs, with entire 

 alternate or clustered leaves, and axillary or terminal flowers. 



1. L. Carolinianum, Michx. Stem erect, spiny, or unarmed, much 

 branched ; leaves small, clustered, club-shaped, fleshy ; flowers solitary, axil- 

 lary, purple ; calyx and corolla 4-cleft ; stamens 4, exserted. Salt marshes. 

 July -Sept. Shrub 3 -5 high. Leaves !' long. Corolla small, hairy 

 within. Berry red. 



6. DATURA, L. JAMESTOWN WEED, THORN APPLE. 



Calyx tubular, terete or angled, 5-cleft, separating near the base, the upper 

 portion deciduous. Corolla funnel-shaped ; the limb plaited, 5-lobed, convo- 

 lute in the bud. Stamens 5 : anthers opening lengthwise. Capsule spiny, 

 imperfectly 4-celled, 4-valved, many-seeded. Strong-scented poisonous herbs, 

 with petioled oblong or ovate mostly toothed leaves, and large solitary flowers 

 in the forks of the branches. 



1. D. Stramonium, L. Smooth; stem stout, forking; leaves ovate 

 or oblong-ovate, acute, sinuate-toothed ; corolla sharply 5-toothed, white, twice 

 as long as the 5-angled calyx ; capsule erect. Var. TATDLA. Larger ; leaves 

 often cordate; stem and corolla purplish. Waste ground, very common. 

 June - Oct. Stem l-3high. Leaves 4' - 8' long. Corolla S' - 4' long. 



2. D. Metel, L. Pubescent ; stem stout, branching ; leaves ovate, entire 

 or slightly toothed ; corolla white, 10-toothed; calyx loose, terete; capsule 

 nodding. Waste ground. Introduced. Stems 3- 4 high. Leaves 6' - 8' 

 long. Corolla 6' long. 



