420 



SOLANACE^E. I. SOLANUM. 



leaves clothed with cream-coloured tomentum ; upper surfaces 

 of leaves green, but beset with stellate hairs ; leaves twin, 

 unequal in size, obovate, obtuse : the larger one ovate, acumi- 

 nated, rounded at the base, 2| inches long ; cymes terminal and 

 lateral, pedunculate, many-flowered ; calyx suburceolate, 5- 

 toothed : teeth rounded ; berry globose. fj . G. Native of 

 Mexico, at Jalapa. Flowers hardly larger than those of S. 

 nigrum, 



Tnin-leaved Nightshade. Shrub. 







4. Racemes terminal. 



152 S. PTEROPODUM (Dun. syn. p. 14. sol. ed. 2d. ined. t. 

 94. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 26.) stem herbace- 

 ous, winged ; leaves twin, sessile, decurrent, elliptic-oblong, 

 sub-acuminated, very narrow at the base, undulately repand, 

 smoothish above, but clothed with fine powdery down beneath ; 

 corymbs opposite the leaves, dichotomous ; peduncles winged. 

 If. . ? S. Native of South America, near the city of Quito, at the 

 altitude of 1500 hexapods. Leaves 8-10 inches long, and 3j 

 broad. Peduncles many-flowered, one-half shorter than the 

 leaves ; branches and pedicels clothed with powdery down. 

 Calycine lobes truncate, mucronate. Corolla white, with oblong 

 acute segments. Ovarium glabrous, nearly globose. Said to 

 be nearly allied to S. sessile. 



Wing-peduncled Nightshade. PI. 2 to 3 feet ? 



153 S. OBLONGIFOLIUM (Dun. syn. p. 14. sol. ed. 2d. t. 95. 

 H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 27.) herbaceous ; leaves 

 twin, elliptic-oblong, acute, narrowed at the base, almost quite 

 entire, glabrous, downy on the veins beneath ; racemes nearly 

 terminal, bifid. I/ . S. Native of New Granada, on the Andes 

 of Quindiu. Branches terete, glabrous. One of the leaves 

 one-half smaller than the other, green above ; larger ones 6-7 

 inches long, and 2j to 3 inches broad : the smaller ones nearly 

 orbicular. Pedicels thickened under the top, and are, as well 

 as the branches, villous. Calycine segments obtuse. Corolla 

 white, glabrous ; with ovate, obtuse segments. 



Oblong-leaved Nightshade. PI. ? 



154 S. PU'LCHRUM (Dun. syn. p. 15. sol. ed. 2. ined. t. 35.) 

 stem shrubby ; branches rugose ; leaves oblong-ovate, ending 

 in the petioles ; racemes large, terminal, sub-dichotomous. T? . 

 S. Native of Brazil. Poir. suppl. 3. p. 750. Branches 

 terete, glabrous. Leaves usually twin, acute, or obtuse, rather 

 downy beneath. Pedicels cymose. Segments of corolla lance- 

 olate, acute. Berry globose. Nearly allied to S. crispum, but 

 the leaves are less cordate, and the racemes are larger. 



Fair Nightshade. Shrub. 



SUBSECT. 4. Branches spinescent. Leaves solitary, entire. Pe- 

 duncles axillary, filiform, \-flowered, solitary, or aggregate. 

 Calyx 5-toothed, or 5-cleft. Stamens unequal. Seeds bony. 



155 S. LYCIOI'DES (Lin. mant. 45. Jacq. icon. rar. 1. t. 46.) 

 shrubby ; branches spinescent, numerous ; leaves elliptic, or 

 oblong, obtuse, cuneated at the base, or acute at both ends, 

 glabrous, or hairy; peduncles extra-axillary, solitary, 1 -flow- 

 ered. 1? . S. Native of Peru. Dun. sol. p. 172. syn. p. 22. 

 Branches terete, glabrous ; branchlets angular, hairy. Leaves 

 7-8 lines long. Pedicels solitary. Calyx urceolate, truncate, 

 5-toothed ; teeth linear, subulate, remote. Corolla pale violet ; 

 limb angularly 5-lobed ; throat yellow. Anthers yellow, a 

 little arched. Berry globose, glabrous, red, size of a pea. 



Var. ft ; leaves hairy, fj . S. S. lycioides, var. /3, Dun. 

 syn. p. 23. H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. 



Lycium-like Nightshade. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1791. Shrub 

 3 to 4 feet. 



156 S. CANDI'CANS (Dun. syn. p. 23.) shrubby ; branches 

 spinescent ; leaves obovate-cuneiform, obtuse, clothed with 

 white tomentum beneath, but scabrous above ; peduncles fili- 

 form, 1 -flowered, solitary. ? Fj . S. Native of Peru, on argil- 

 laceous rocks of Huanuco and Tarma. S. lycioides, Ruiz, et 

 Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 41. t. 177. f. 6, exclusive of the synonymes, 

 but not of Lin. S. lycioides * tomentosum, Dun. sol. p. 174. 

 Stem much branched ; branches ending in floriferous leafy 

 spines. Calycine segments appendiculate. Corolla blue, with 

 a yellowish bottom. Anthers free. Berry globose, of a red- 

 dish copper colour. 



Whitish-leaved Nightshade. Shrub 3 to 5 feet. 



SUBSECT. V. HOLOCLA'INA (from 6Xoc, holos, entire ; and 

 xXcuva, chlaina, an outer cloak; in reference to the entire calyx.) 

 Leaves quite entire, solitary, or twin. Calyx truncate, entire. 

 Flowers twin, or fascicled at the sides of the leaves. 



157 S. BIGEMINA'TUM (Nees in Lin. trans. 17. p. 42.) stem 

 suflfruticose ; lower leaves solitary : superior ones twin, densely 

 clothed with bristles above, elliptic-oblong, acuminated at both 

 ends, unequal in size ; flowers usually twin at the sides of the 

 leaves ; calyx quite entire, smooth ; peduncles erect while bear- 

 ing the fruit. T? S. Native of Travancore. S. flexuosum, 

 and S. angulosum, Herb. madr. Fruit size of a pea, seated on 

 an erect, thick peduncle. 



jTHu'ce-toin-flowered Nightshade. Shrub. 



158 S. NEESIA'SCM (Wall. cat. suppl. 248. Nees in Lin. 

 trans. 17. p. 42.) stem suffruticose ; branches tetragonal, rough- 

 ish towards the summit ; lower leaves solitary ; superior ones 

 twin, scabrous above from rough dots, oblong-lanceolate, acu- 

 minated at both ends, unequal in size ; flowers fascicled at the 

 sides of the leaves ; calyx quite entire, smooth ; peduncles 

 spreading in the fruit-bearing state. Ij . S. Native of the 

 mountains of Silhet. Corolla white, glabrous ; segments lance- 

 olate. Berry round, smaller than a pea. 



Nees's Nightshade. Shrub. 



159 S. BLU'MII (Nees in Blum, bijdr. 696, in Lin. trans. 17. 

 p. 45.) leaves twin, of two forms, smaller one ovate, clothed 

 with dense bristles on the upper surface ; stem violaceous ; 

 flowers many in a fascicle. !? . S. Native of Java. Calyx 

 quite entire. 



Blame's Nightshade. Shrub. 



160 S. PARASI'TICUM (Blum, bijdr. p. 697.) stem nodose ; 

 leaves all solitary, glabrous ; calyx entire, fj . S. Native 

 of Java. 



Parasitical Nightshade. Shrub. 



SUBSECT. VI. POLY'MERIS (fronuroXvc, polys, many; and 

 meris, a part ; the divisions of the calyx are numerous.) 

 Leaves quite entire, solitary, or tn'in. Calyx 10-toothed, or 10- 

 cleft. Peduncles \-fioniered, axillary, or interfoliaceous. 



^ 1. Leaves twin. Corolla plicate, 5-angled. Stamens sometimes 



unequal. 



161 S. UNIFLORUM (Dun. syn. p. 33. sol. ed. 2d. ined. t. 42.) 

 stem dichotomous ; branches glabrous, rough from dots ; leaves 

 usually twin, ovate, bluntish, glabrous, and shining above, but 

 clothed with leprous tomentum beneath ; peduncles solitary. 

 J? . S. Native of St. Domingo. Poir. suppl. 3. p. 757. S. 

 dichotomum, Richard. Shrub elegant ; branches brown, angu- 



