NIGHTSHADE TRIBE. 



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SOLANUM DULCAMARA (Woody Nightshade, Bittersweet}. 



1. SOL^NUM (Nightshade). 



1 . Dulcamdra (Woody Nightshade, Bittersweet). 

 Stem shrubby, climbing ; leaves heart-shaped, the upper 

 ones eared at the base ; flowers drooping. Damp hedges 

 and thickets, common. This plant, which is frequently 

 though incorrectly, called Deadly Nightshade, is well 

 marked by its straggling, woody stem, which climbs 



