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at top. Corollas small, white. Berry black, globose, size of a 

 chick pea. 



dcuminated-leaved. Nightshade. Shrub. 



141 S. FOS'TIDUM (Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 34. t. 165. f. b. 

 Dun. sol. p. 173. syn. p. 20.) stem shrubby; leaves usually 

 twin, ovate, dependent ; cymes short, umbellate, drooping, 

 opposite the leaves. ^ . S. Native of Peru, about Tarma, in 

 the fissures of rocks, and in waste places. Plant glabrous, very 

 fetid when bruised. Leaves veiny beneath. Corolla whitish 

 blue, or pale blue ; anthers declinate. Berry golden yellow, 

 size of a small walnut. The leaves mixed with the flowers of 

 Sambucus are used for bathing ulcers in Peru. 



Fetid Nightshade. Shrub 6 feet. 



142 S. TRISTE (Jacq. amer. p. 50. t. 40. ed. pict. t. 49.) stem 

 shrubby ; leaves twin, lanceolate- oblong, somewhat repand, 

 acuminated ; cymes short : flowers secund. fj . S. Native of 

 Martinico, among bushes on the banks of rivers ; and of Peru, 

 in woods at Pillao. Vahl. symb. 3. p. 38. Willd. spec. l.p. 

 1031. Dun. sol. p. 170. syn. p. 21. S. oblongum, Ruiz, et 

 Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 34. t. 165. f. 6. Dun. sol. p. 172. Leaves 

 petiolate, a hand long, dark green. Peduncles lateral, an inch 

 long, many-flowered. Corollas small, white, ex Jacq., whitish 

 violet, ex Ruiz et Pav. with lanceolate segments. Berry glo- 

 bose, dusky yellow, size of a chick pea. Calyx 5-toothed, ex 

 Ruiz, et Pav. Calycine segments roundish, ex Jacq. 



Sorrowful Nightshade. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1820. Shrub 

 8 feet. 



143 S. SPIRA'LE (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 247. Wall. cat. no. 

 2619.) stem shrubby ; branches compressedly angular, glabrous ; 

 leaves twin, the one 2 or 3 times smaller than the other, oblong- 

 lanceolate, attenuated at the base, glabrous, quite entire ; ra- 

 cemes sub-cymose, almost opposite the leaves, secund, revolute 

 at apex ; calyx beset with glandular dots. Tj . S. Native of 

 Silhet, and Gualpara. S. Naratida, Hamilt. herb. This species 

 is nearly related to S. triste, Jacq. but differs from it in the 

 branches being angular ; in the leaves being cuneated a long 

 way at the base, acute, not acuminated, always entire ; in the 

 flowers being larger and white ; and in the calyxes being glan- 

 dular. Though rather fetid this species is still ornamental, on 

 account of its smooth deep green foliage, spiral racemes of pretty 

 white flowers, and numerous small round yellow berries. 



Spiral Nightshade. Shrub. 



144 S. CORXIFOLIUM (Dun. syn. p. 21. sol. ed. 2d. ined. t. 

 110. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 34.) shrubby; 

 branches and leaves glabrous ; leaves elliptic-oblong, acumi- 

 nated, acute at the base, quite entire, somewhat parallelly veined, 

 twin, one of which is very minute ; umbels opposite the leaves, 

 on short peduncles. (7 . S. Native of New Granada, in the 

 valley of the river Cauca, betwixt Palace and Popayan. Branches 

 angular. Larger leaves about 3 inches long, downy when 

 young : the smaller ones obovate, almost sessile. Calycine 

 segments obtuse. Corollas white, size of those of Lysimit- 

 chia vulgaris, with ovate, acuminated segments. Ovarium 

 villous. 



Dogrrood-leaved Nightshade. Shrub. 



145 S. LEUCOCA'RPUM (Rich. herb. Dun. syn. p. 21. sol. ed. 

 2d. ined. t. 38.) branches twiggy; leaves twin, one 3 times 

 smaller than the other, nearly orbicular, the other elliptic-lance- 

 olate ; cymes unilateral, few-flowered, opposite the leaves. 1? . 

 S. Native of the Island of St. Martha, Richard. Nearly 

 allied to S. triste, but differs particularly in the leaves, in the 

 unilateral cymes, and colour of the berries. Shrub glabrous. 

 Branches terete. Leaves shining on both surfaces. Calyx cori- 

 aceous, small, 5-crenate. Corolla white, rather large, with 

 acute segments. Berry spherical, shining, white. 



White-fruited Nightshade. Shrub. 



146 S. PSYCHOTRIOIDES (Dun. syn. p, 21. sol. ed. 2d. ined. t. 

 111. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 35.) arboreous; 

 branches glabrous, suberosely warted, angular; leaves twin, 

 lanceolate-oblong, or obovate-oblong, acuminated, acute at the 

 base, quite entire, glabrous, but pilose in the axils of the veins 

 beneath ; umbels opposite the leaves, nearly sessile. ^ S. 

 Native of New Granada, on the banks of the river Magdalena 

 near Mompox, and Teneriffe. Larger leaves 3-4 inches long. 

 One of the leaves smaller than the other. Umbels 3-4-flow- 

 ered. Flowers size and structure of those of S. cornifolium. 

 Fructiferous pedicels thickened at top, suberose. 



Psychotria-like Nightshade. Shrub or tree. 



3. Racemes lateral, ratneal, not axillary, nor opposite the 

 leaves. 



147 S. CROTOXIFOUUM (Dun. syn. p. 18. sol. ed. 2d. ined. t. 

 103. f. b. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 3. p. 30.) shrubby; 

 branches tomentose ; leaves twin, oblong, narrow-acuminated, 

 rounded and unequal at the base, somewhat repand, clothed 

 with canescent down above, and soft white tomentum beneath ; 

 racemes supra-axillary, bifid ; flowers unilateral, fj . S. Native 

 of New Granada, near the port of Carthagena, in hot places. 

 Hairs stellate. One of the leaves is twice the size of the other, 

 the largest 4-5 inches long. Calyx and corolla tomentose out- 

 side ; segments of the latter linear-lanceolate. Berry globose, 

 smoothish, size of a pea. 



Croton-leaved Nightshade. Shrub. 



148 S. NARE'NSB (Dun. syn. p. 18. sol. ed. 2d. ined. t. 103. 

 f. 8. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 3. p. 31.) shrubby; branches 

 tomentose ; leaves twin, ovate, acute, cordate at the base, and 

 unequal, clothed with canescent down above, and with white soft 

 tomentum beneath ; lower leaves sinuately angular ; racemes 

 lateral, bifid ; flowers unilateral. T? . S. Native of New Gra- 

 nada, in shady places on the banks of the river Magdalena, 

 between Nares and Honda. Tomentum and down stellate. 

 One of the leaves smaller than the other, petiolate. Larger 

 leaves 7-8 inches long, and 5-6 broad. Flowers size of those 

 of the preceding, pale yellow, ex Bonpl. Very like the pre- 

 ceding species, and only differs in the tomentum being more 

 dense, in the leaves being broader and cordate, and in the lower 

 ones being sinuately angular. 



Nares Nightshade. Fl. June. Shrub 6 to 12 feet. 



149 S. TRACHYPHY'LLUM (Dun. syn. p. 18. sol. ed. 2d. ined. 

 t. 104.) shrubby ; branches tomentose ; leaves twin, oblong, 

 acuminated, rounded at the base and unequal, quite entire, 

 roughish above, but clothed with soft hoary tomentum beneath ; 

 racemes lateral, dichotomous ; flowers unilateral. T; . S. Native 

 of the province of Popayan, between Buga and Carthage. 

 Branches terete. One of the leaves smaller than the other. 

 Tomentum and down stellate. Larger leaves 5-6 inches long, 

 and 2 or 2j broad. Flowers like those of S. crolonifblium, but 

 a little smaller. Very nearly allied to S. crotonijolium, but the 

 tomentum is more dense ; the leaves green and roughish above, 

 and the flowers a little smaller. 



Rough-leaved Nightshade. Shrub 6 to 10 feet? 



150 S. TETRA'NDRUM (R. Br. prod. p. 445.) suffruticose, 

 erect ; leaves generally twin, oblong-ovate, entire, membranous, 

 beset with a few scattered hairs ; racemes corymbose, simple ; 

 flowers quadrifid. fj . S. Native of New Holland, within the 

 tropic, on the sea-shore. Dun. syn. p. 18. no. 98. 



Tetrandrous-Qowered. Nightshade. Shrub. 



151 S. GEMIXIFOLIUM (Schlecht, et Cham, in Linnsea, 5. p. 

 112.) shrubby; branches, inflorescence, and under sides of 



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