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SOLANACE^;. I. SOLANUM. 



41 S. PYOM^UM (Cav. icon. 5. p. 23. t. 439. f. 2.) stem 

 herbaceous, an inch in height ; leaves ovate, 3-lobed : middle 

 lobe elongated, obtuse. Q. H. Native of Buenos Ayres, in 

 the plains called Pampas. Dun. sol. p. 145. Stem simple, 

 usually terminating in two flowers. Leaves small. Peduncles 

 at first erect, but afterwards deflexed. Corolla pale blue, 5- 

 parted. Berry small, villous, globose. 



Pygmy Nightshade. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1819. PI. 1 inch. 



2. Leaves sinuated, angular, or toothed. 



42 S. GRANDIFI.6RUM (Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 35. t. 168. 

 f. b.) stem arboreous, woolly ; leaves ovate, sinuated, or quite 

 entire, hispid above, and woolly beneath ; racemes cymose, 

 recurved, short ; flowers secund. J? . S. Native of Peru, in 

 groves at Pozuzo. Dun. sol. p. 143. t. 30. syn. p. 10. Stem 

 clothed with stellate fulvous wool. Calyx increasing after flo- 

 rescence. Corolla large, violaceous, 5-parted, with 5 woolly 

 zones outside. Berry large, woolly, yellowish, dependent. 



Great-jlowered Nightshade. Tree 15 to 30 feet. 



43 S. QUITOE'NSE (Lam. ill. no. 2326. Poir. encycl. 4. p. 

 285.) stem suflfruticose ; leaves subcordate, sinuately angular, 

 tomentose on both surfaces ; racemes lateral, very short, hairy. 

 $ . S. Native of Peru, in the gardens of Quito and Lima, 



where it is called Narangitas de Quito by the natives. Dun. 

 sol. p. 144. ed. 2d. ined. t. 92. f. 6. syn. p. 10. Hook. hot. 

 mag. t. 2739. S. angulatum, Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 36. t. 170. 

 f. b. Feuill. obs. 3. p. 61. t. 46. Burtn. pi. amer. 219. t. 224. 

 f. 2. ? exclusive of the syn. of Dill, and Lin. Lycospermum 

 arborescens foliis angulatis, fructu aureo, Plum. cat. p. 4. 

 Tourn. inst. p. 150. Plant very hairy. Leaves large, with 

 acute segments, and having the petioles and nerves purplish. 

 Calycine segments acute. Corolla large, white inside, and 

 violaceous outside. Berry globose, size and colour of a small 

 orange, when young clothed with short wool. The natives of 

 Peru call this species Narangitas de Quito, and some drops of 

 the juice are mixed with the drink called matte. 



Quito Nightshade. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1825. Shrub 6 feet. 



44 S. TWEEDIA V NUM (Hook. hot. mag. 3385.) plant clothed 

 with clammy down; leaves cordate, angularly-toothed at the base, 

 on long petioles ; racemes umbellate ; flowers nutant. 1 . G. 

 Native of Buenos Ayres, Tweedie. Corollas 5-cleft, large, pale 

 blue. Peduncles opposite the leaves. 



Tmeedie's Nightshade. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1833. PI. lj 

 foot. 



45 S. SANDWICE'NSE (Hook, et Arn. in Beech, voy. pt. bot. 

 p. 92.) stem shrubby ; branches terete; branchlets canescent ; 

 leaves angularly sinuated, ovate, glabrous above, clothed with 

 hoary down beneath ; racemes corymbose, terminal or lateral ; 

 corolla minute, 5-cleft ; stamens equal. ^ . G. Native of 

 the Sandwich Islands. 



Sandwich-ls]and Nightshade. Shrub. 



46 S. Torino (Dun. syn. p. 10. sol. ed. 2d. t. 92. f. 1. H. 

 B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 25.) stem herbaceous, tomen- 

 tose ; leaves somewhat ovate, acute, sinuately angular, unequal 

 at the base, beset with adpressed pili above, and fine hoary 

 tomentum beneath ; flowers extra-axillary, aggregate ; berry 

 ovate. 1. S. Native in humid places on the banks of the 

 Orinoco, near San Fernando de Atabapo, &c., where it is called 

 Topiro. Leaves 9-10 inches long, and 6 broad, with acute 

 angles. Calyx tomentose. Corolla greenish, with rather une- 

 qual, ovate-oblong, acute segments, clothed with stellate tomen- 

 tum outside. Berry 4-celled, edible, propped by the calyx. 



Topiro Nightshade. PI. 6 feet. 



47 S. MACROCA'RPUM (Lin. mant. p. 205.) stem herbaceous, 

 glabrous ; leaves cuneated at the base, sinuated, quite glabrous ; 



peduncles few-flowered, short. %. S. Native of Peru. Mill. 

 fig. t. 294. Willd. spec. 1. p. 1033, exclusive of the syn. of 

 Feuill, and Plum. Lam. ill. no 2325. Dun. sol. p. 144. syn. p. 

 10. Plum. spec. 4. icon. t. 224. f. 2. ? Leaves large, repandly 

 sinuated, sometimes obtuse, and sometimes acute. Calycine 

 segments very long. Corollas large, blue, sub-campanulate, half 

 5-cleft, many sterile. Berry fleshy, globose, yellow, size of an 

 apple. 



Large-fruited Nightshade. Fl. May, Sept. Clt. 1759. PI. 

 1 to 2 feet. 



48 S. PENTADA'CTYLUM (G. Don, in Loud. hort. brit. p. 72.) 

 stem erect, or flexuous, glabrous ; leaves runcinately sinuated, 

 with acute segments, glabrous, shining above ; corymbs short, 

 terminal, or in the forks of the stem ; fruit large, ovate, fur- 

 nished with 5 regular protuberances at the base. \? . S. Native 

 of Trinidad, about St. Ann's and the Port of Spain. Leaves 

 large. Fruit large, yellow. Flowers middle-sized, blue. 



Five-foigered-fruited Nightshade. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1818. 

 Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



49 S. CALYCINUM (Moc. et Sesse. icon. mex. ined. Dun. syn. 

 p. 10. sol. ed. 2d. t. 29.) stem twisted, glabrous, thick; leaves 

 sinuately repand ; peduncles short, 1-fiowered, solitary; calyx 

 increasing after florescence, "if.. G. Native of Mexico. Habit 

 of S. macrocarpum. Plant glabrous. Calycine segments with 

 many sinuated nerves. Corolla blue, 5-angled. Berry globose, 

 yellow, size of a small apple. 



Large-calyxed Nightshade. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1820. PI. 

 1| foot. 



50 S. BAUERIA'NUM (Endl. fl. norf. p. 54. Bauer, icon. t. 

 158.) stem shrubby; leaves oblong, acuminated, angularly- 

 toothed, glabrous ; corymbs terminal, rather loose ; peduncles 

 drooping. ^ Gr. Native of Norfolk Island. Leaves 1-2 

 inches long. Corollas white, size of those of S. tuberoswu. 

 Berry ovate-oblong, of a vermilion colour. 



Bauer's Nightshade. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



S. PSEUDO-CAPSICA (false capsicums.) Leaves angularly 

 repand, or entire. Corollas somewhat 5-parted. Berries sphe- 

 rical, torulose, or smooth. 



51 S. RACEMIFLORUM (Dun. sol. 147. syn. p. 11.) stem herba- 

 ceous, scabrous ; leaves ovate, repandly angular, scabrous ; 

 racemes lateral; berries furrowed. Q. H. Native country 

 unknown. S. scabrum, Jacq. schoenbr. 3. p. 45. t. 333, but 

 not of Vahl. Plant scabrous from numerous pungent hairs or 

 strigae. Stem green, suffused with purple. Leaves thickish. 

 Racemes many-flowered, more or less than an inch long. Calyx 

 scabrous. Corolla white, rose-coloured beneath. Berry like 

 that of S. JEthwpicum, but smaller. 



Raceme-flowered Nightshade. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1818. 

 Plant 2 feet. 



52 S. ./ETHIOPICUM (Lin. amoen. 4. p. 307.) stem herbaceous ; 

 leaves ovate, repandly angular, glabrous ; peduncles usually 1- 

 flowered, drooping ; berries torulose. O- H. Native of ./Ethi- 

 opia, China, and Japan. Jacq. hort. vind. t. 12. Thunb. jap. 

 p. 92. Dun. sol. p. 148. syn. p. 11. Pseudo-capsicum toru- 

 losum, Moench. meth. p. 477. Lycopersicum jEthiopicum, 

 Mill. diet. no. 3. Barrel, icon. 1108. Nussubi, or Ka and 

 Kja of the Japanese ex Kcempf. amoen. p. 810. Fokke, or 

 Fokkes of the Dutch, ex Thunb. Leaves a hand long. Fruit 

 large, red, depressed. Corymbs few-flowered. Corollas white. 

 One of the pedicels in each corymb bears a fertile flower, the 

 rest are usually sterile. 



Far. ft, violaceum ; unarmed ; flowers violaceous ; berries 

 white, or purple. O- H. Native of China. S. yEthiopicum, 

 Lour. coch. 1. p. 130. The name is Ca Tien in China. Flow- 



