992 SOLANACEAE 



acutish, entire, rather slender petioled : calyx-lobes lanceolate-subulate, 2.5-3 mm. long : 

 corolla 6-8 mm. long ; lobes spreading, lanceolate : berries oblong, 2-2.5 cm. long. [Atropa 

 rhomboidea Hook.] 



In waste places, near Jacksonville, Florida. Native of South America. 



8. CAPSICUM L. 



Annual or perennial herbs or shrubs, with forking stems. Leaves various : blades 

 flat, entire or repand. Flowers solitary in the axils, or in small cymes. Calyx barely 

 accrescent, of 5 wholly or partially united sepals. Corolla usually white, nearly rotate : 

 lobes 5, imbricated. Stamens 5, adnate to the base of the corolla : anthers bluish, the 

 sacs opening lengthwise. Ovary 2-3-celled. Stigma club-shaped or dilated. Berries vari- 

 ous, red, yellow or green, nodding, pervaded by a very pungent acridity. Seeds flattened. 



Calyx markedly toothed at maturity. 1. C. baccatum. 



Calyx truncate at maturity. 2. C. frutescens. 



1. Capsicum baccatum L. Shrubby, more or less pubescent. Stems 1-3 m. tall, 

 widely branching : leaf-blades ovate, oblong-ovate or ovate-lanceolate, 2-5 cm. long, acute or 

 acuminate, entire, abruptly narrowed or truncate at the base ; petioles 2 as long as the 

 blades or shorter: pedicels narrowly club-shaped, 1-2 cm, long: calyx 2.5-3 mm. long; 

 lobes as long as the tube or somewhat shorter : berries globose to elliptic, 5-10 mm. 

 long, red. 



In hammocks and thickets, Florida, Texas and Arizona. Also in the tropics. 



2. Capsicum frutescens L. Shrubby, glabrous or sparingly pubescent. Stems 3-8 

 dm. tall, widely branching : leaf-blades ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 1-3 cm. long, obtuse, 

 sometimes slightly acuminate, entire, abruptly narrowed or truncate at the base : pedicels 

 slightly enlarged under the calyx : calyx 1.5-2 mm. high, truncate or merely undulate, 

 not toothed : berries oblong or elliptic, 8-12 mm. long, red. 



In sandy soil or hammocks, southern Florida. Also in the tropics. 



9. LYCIUM L. 



Shrubs or woody vines, commonly armed with spines. Leaves alternate, smaller ones 

 often clustered in the axils : blades often thick. Flowers solitary or clustered in the axils. 

 Calyx of 5 partially united sepals, enlarged and persistent at the base of the fruit. Corolla 

 whitish, yellowish or purple, funnelform, salverform or nearly campanulate : tube short or 

 slender : lobes 5 or rarely 4, imbricated, obtuse. Stamens 5 or rarely 4, mostly exserted : 

 filaments adnate to the mouth of the corolla-tube : anthers-sacs opening lengthwise. 

 Ovary 2-celled : stigma 2-lobed or capitate. Berry globose to oblong, rather dry. 



Tube and throat of the corolla over 4 mm. long. 



Leaf-blades flat, some broadest below the middle. 1. L. vulgare. 



Leaf-blades clavate or spatulate-clavate, broadest above the middle. 2. L.Carolinianum. 



Tube and throat of the corolla less than 4 mm. long. 3. L. Berlandicri. 



1. Lycium vulgare (Ait. ) Dunal. An irregularly branched and usually straggling 

 vine, with glabrous often armed angled stems and branches 1-7 m. long. Leaf-blades 

 oblong, oval, ovate, lanceolate orspatulate, 1.5-5 cm. long, entire, short-petioled : flowers 

 solitary or 2-5 together in the axils : pedicels slender, 1-2.5 cm. long : calyx -lobes trian- 

 gular or ovate, obtuse, usually slightly shorter than the tube : corolla funnelform, pur- 

 plish becoming greenish, about 1 cm. long ; lobes ovate or oblong-ovate, spreading : sta- 

 mens slightly exserted : berries oval, orange or orange-red. 



In thickets, fence rows or waste places, Ontario to Minnesota, Georgia and Kansas. Naturalized 

 from Europe. Spring and summer. MATRIMONY VINE. 



2: Lycium Carolinianum Walt. A spiny shrub 3-15 dm. tall, glabrous. Stems 

 erect, widely branched : leaves clustered ; blades thick, clavate or spatulate-clavate, 

 0.5-2 cm. long, obtuse, entire, fleshy : pedicels 5-15 cm. long, enlarged under the flowers : 

 calyx 2-4 mm. long ; lobes triangular-ovate, acute : corolla 5-6 mm. long ; lobes ovate to 

 oblong-ovate, 3-6 mm. long, obtuse, or notched : filaments villous-woolly at the base : 

 berries subglobose, 8-12 mm. in diameter, red. 



In sandy soil, chiefly on sea shores, South Carolina to Florida and Texas. Spring to fall. 



3. Lycium Berlandicri Dunal. A spiny shrub 1-2.5 m. tall, glabrous. Stems erect, 

 1-2.5 m. tall, branched : leaves clustered ; blades linear or linear-spatulate, 1-2.5 cm. long, 

 entire: pedicels 2-7 mm. long, gradually enlarged to the flowers : calyx 2-2.5 mm. long ; 



