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SOLANACE^E. I. SOLANUM. 



130 S. MONTEVIDE'NSE (Spreng. syst. 1. p. 684.) leaves ob- 

 long, attenuated at the base, sub-repand, scabrous on both sur- 

 faces ; branches powdery; peduncles erect, 1 -flowered. Tj . S. 

 Native of Monte Video. 



Monte Video Nightshade. Shrub. 



131 S. CORIA'CEUM (Hook. bot. mag. 2703.) shrubby, gla- 

 brous ; leaves petiolate, oblong, coriaceous, shining, entire, 

 rather veiny ; peduncles terminal and axillary, generally 1-flow- 

 ered ; corolla 5-lobed : lobes blunt, and plicae mucronate, and 

 longer than the lobes ; calyx 4-5-parted. I? . G. Native of 

 Mexico. Corollas bluish-purple ; anthers yellow beyond the 

 throat. 



Coriaceous-leaved Nightshade. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. 

 Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



SUBSECT. IV. GEMINA'TA (from geminus, twin ; in reference to 

 the leaves being twin.) Leaves quite entire, trvin, and some- 

 times solitary on the same branch, rarely aggregate. Calyx 5- 

 parted. Stamens equal. 



1. Peduncles axillary, \-flonered, solitary, twin, or 

 aggregate. 



132 S. CONOCA'RPUM (Rich. herb. Dun. syn. p. 22. sol. ed. 

 2d. ined. t. 30.) stem shrubby ; leaves twin or tern, unequal, 

 entire, obtuse, nearly sessile; peduncles solitary or twin, 1- 

 flowered ; berries oval, very acute, "h . S. Native of the 

 Island of St. John, Richard. Poir. suppl. 3. p. 748. Habit of 

 a species of Cestrum. Branches wrinkled, yellowish. Leaves 

 coriaceous, obovate or elliptic. Calycine segments ovate. Co- 

 rolla blue, deeply 5 -parted. Berry twice the size of a cherry, 

 edible. Very nearly allied to S. Havanense ; and perhaps only 

 differs in the colour of the berry, which is blue in S. Ha- 

 vanense. 



Cone-fruited Nightshade. Shrub. 



133 S. MEMBRANA'CEUM (Wall. cat. no. 2625, A. B. Nees, 

 in Lin. trans. 17. p. 41.) stem herbaceous, dichotomous ; leaves 

 twin, ovate and oblong, acuminated at both ends, oblique at the 

 base, unequal, hairy above ; flowers usually twin, axillary ; 

 calyx 5-toothed : teeth subulate. !.? Q. S. Native of the 

 Neelgherry Mountains, Noton, along with S. bigemindtum. 



Membranous-leaved Nightshade. PI. 



134 S. LK'VE (Dun. syn. p. 22. sol. ed. 2d. t. 36.) plant 

 herbaceous, glabrous ; leaves twin, one much smaller than the 

 other, ovate, acute at both ends, acuminated, entire ; peduncles 

 usually twin, axillary ; calyx 5-toothed : teeth subulate. If. . S. 

 Native of the East Indies. S. membranaceum, Wall. cat. no. 

 2625. B. Peduncles short. Calyx coriaceous, with 5 linear 

 teeth. Berry globose. Seeds subtriangular, dotted. 



Sleek Nightshade. Shrub. 



135 S. AGGREGA'TUM (Jacq. coll. 4. p. 124. icon. rar. t. 323.) 

 stem shrubby ; leaves somewhat ovate, obtuse, aggregate ; pe- 

 duncles 1 -flowered, slender, many from the same bud, interfoli- 

 aceous ; corollas campanulate. fj . S. Native of Africa, on 

 the sea shore ; in Guinea ; and at the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Dun. sol. p. 146. syn. p. 22. Lam. ill. no. 2320. S. Gui- 

 nee'nse, Lin. spec. p. 263. S. sempervirens, Mill. diet. no. 25. 

 Lin. spec. ed. 1. p. 185. Saracha Guinee'nsis, Pers. ench. 1. 

 p. 219. A'tropa solanacea, Lin. mant. 205. Willd. spec. 1. 

 p. 1018. Vogel. icon. rar. t. 16. ex Lam. 1. c. Commel. hort. 

 2. p. 191. t. 96. Shrub glabrous. Leaves many from the same 

 bud, quite entire, petiolate, shining, an inch long. Fructiferous 

 pedicels drooping ; all length of leaves. Corolla pale purplish- 

 violet, an inch in diameter, with lanceolate segments. Berries 

 globose, yellow, shining, 2-celled, size of peas. 



Aggregate-leaved Nightshade. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1821. 

 Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



136 S. HYGRO'PHILUM (Schlecht, in Linnaea, 8. p. 254.) 

 shrubby ; branches villous ; leaves twin, on short petioles, lan- 

 ceolate, yellowish-green, acute at both ends, pilose above, and 

 rather villous beneath ; flowers forming umbels, on very short 

 peduncles, opposite the leaves, few-flowered ; teeth of calyx 

 broad-ovate, acute ; corollas white, 5-cleft, at length reflexed, 

 pilose outside ; berries globose, glabrous. Tj . G. Native of 

 Mexico, in humid woods about Jalapa. Corolla white. Sta- 

 mens regular. Leaves unequal in size, larger one 3| inches 

 long, and Ij broad. 



Water-loving Nightshade. Shrub. 



2. Glabrous trees or shrubs. Leaves glabrous, but sometimes 

 pilose in the axils of the veins beneath. Racemes simple, 

 cymose, or cymosely umbellate, opposite the leaves. Corollas 

 ^-parted. 



137 S. NB'DUM (Dun. syn. p. 20. sol. ed. 2d. ined. t. 107. 

 H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 33.) shrubby; branches 

 and leaves glabrous ; leaves twin, one much smaller than the 

 other, elliptic oblong, acuminated at both ends, quite entire ; 

 umbels nearly opposite the leaves, on short peduncles, few-flow- 

 ered ; pedicels at length reflexed. Pj . G. Native of Mexico, 

 near Jalapa, in humid places. Leaves 3 or 3| inches long, and 

 about 1| broad. Corolla white, size of those of S. nigrum. 

 Berry globose, glabrous, size of a large pea. Very like S. di- 

 phyllum ; and hardly differs from it, unless in the leaves being 

 all acute, deeper green : and in the pedicels being deflexed. 



Naked Nightshade. Shrub. 



138 S. DIPHY'LLUM (Lin. spec. 2C4. Aubl. guian. 1. p. 215.) 

 stem shrubby ; leaves twin : the larger one oblong, attenuated 

 at both ends, obtuse ; the smaller one obovate-elliptic, some- 

 times emarginate ; cymes small ; umbels short, opposite the 

 leaves ; floriferous pedicels drooping, fructiferous ones erect. 



Jj. S. Native of tropical America. Jacq. coll. 2. p. 231. icon, 

 rar. 2. t. 322. Dun. sol. p. 172. syn. p. 20. Pluck, aim. p. 

 349. phyt. t. 111. f. 4. An evergreen, fetid shrub. Stem 

 blackish, terete. Leaves nearly sessile. The larger leaf 2 to 

 4 inches long. Corolla white, with lanceolate, acute segments. 

 Berries globose, succulent, pale orange-coloured, size of a chick 

 pea. 



Two- leaved Nightshade. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1696. Shrub 

 2 to 4 feet. 



139 S. ARBOREDM (Dun. syn. p. 20. sol. ed. 2d. ined. t. 198.) 

 arboreous ; branches flexuous, and are, as well as the leaves, 

 glabrous ; leaves twin, oblong, acuminated, cuneated at the 

 base, quite entire, one of which is very small, and nearly sessile ; 

 cymes small, opposite the leaves. T? . S. Native of the pro- 

 vince of New Andalusia, near Cumanacoa. Branches angular, 

 glabrous, or a little downy. Leaves shining above, 7-8 inches 

 long, and 3 broad : upper ones twin, the smaller one roundish, 

 ovate, an inch long. Cymes very minute, simple. Calyx 5- 

 toothed ; teeth ovate, acute. Corolla white, with oblong, acute 

 segments, 6 times as long as the calyx. 



Tree Nightshade. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1819. Tree 40 

 feet. 



140 S. ACUMINA'TUM (Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 34. t. 159. 

 f. a. Dun. sol. 172. syn. p. 20.) shrubby; leaves twin, ovate- 

 oblong, and elliptic, acuminated : the point straight or twisted ; 

 racemes cymose, opposite the leaves, many-flowered ; flowers 

 secund. Tj . S. Native of Peru, in woods at Chincao. Plant 

 glabrous. Leaves on short petioles, quite entire, shining above. 

 Racemes recurved at apex ; pedicels slender, but thickened 



