434 



SOLANACE.E. I. SOLANUM. 



clothed with stellate tomentum ; stem shrubby ; leaves ovate- 

 oblong, unequally cordate at the base, sinuately repand, prickly ; 

 prickles acicular, very straight ; peduncles 3-5-flowered ; calyx 

 almost unarmed, clothed with stellate tomentum. I? . G. Na- 

 tive of Egypt. Very nearly allied to S. sanctum, and S. in- 

 canum. 



Doubtful Nightshade. Shrub. 



292 S. CONGE'NSE (Link. enum. 1. p. 137.) stern tomentose, 

 furnished with straight prickles ; leaves ovate, sinuated, prickly, 

 tomentose ; peduncles lateral, very short, many-flowered ; calyx 

 tomentose, with oval, obtuse segments ; corolla deeply 5-parted. 

 *2 S. Native of Africa, on the banks of the Congo, or Zaire 



river. Prickles broad at the base, those on the nerves of the 

 leaves long, and straight. Corolla blue, downy outside. Anthers 

 separated, equal. 



Congo Egg-plant. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1821. Shrub 2 

 to 3 feet. 



293 S. VE'LLEUM (Swartz. in litt. ex Roem. et Schultes, syst. 

 4. p. 643.) stem shrubby, prickly ; leaves ovate, acute, quite 

 entire, unarmed on both surfaces, clothed with woolly tomentum, 

 reticulated beneath ; racemes dichotomous, flexuous. 17 . S. 

 Native of tropical America. Prickles straight, scattered. 

 Branchlets tomentose. Leaves opposite, one smaller than the 

 other, rusty, 2-3 inches long. Racemes terminal from the divi- 

 sions of the branches, very long, tomentose, many-flowered. 

 Flowers crowded, nearly sessile. Calyx tomentose. Corolla 

 blue, tomentose outside, with obtuse segments. Stigma obtuse. 



Woolly Egg-plant. Shrub. 



294 S. MARGINA'TUM (Lin. suppl. p. 147. Murr. comm. 

 gcett. 1783. p. 11. t. 4. Jacq. coll. 1. p. 50. icon. rar. 1. t. 45.) 

 stem shrubby ; leaves subcordate, sinuately lobed, clothed with 

 hoary powdery tomentum beneath, margined with white above ; 

 berry 3-celled, globose. ^ . G. Native of Palestine. Dun. 

 sol. p. 215. t. 3. A. syn. p. 40. Sims. bot. mag. 1928. S. 

 niveum, Allioni, auct. misc. and S. Abyssinicum, Jacq. hort. 

 vind. ex Vittm. summ. p. 492. Stem prickly, tomentose at 

 top, as well as the branches ; tomentum powdery. Leaves 

 sinuately repand, obtuse, prickly on both sides, when young 

 white on both surfaces, but green above in the adult state. 

 Prickles straight, subulate, yellow, fuscous at the base. Pe- 

 tioles, peduncles, pedicels, outsides of calyxes, and corollas 

 clothed with white tomentum. Calyx 5-6-cleft. Corolla 5-6- 

 cleft, large, white, marked by a purple star in the centre. Berry 

 large, 3-celled, globose, yellow, drooping, ex Poir. 



White-edged-\ea.veA Egg-plant. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1775. 

 Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



295 S. CAMPECHIE'NSE (Lin. spec. 267.) stem herbaceous, 

 very prickly, hairy ; leaves cordate-oblong, lobed : lobes tooth- 

 ed ; calyxes of the fertile flowers very prickly ; berries cherry 

 shaped. Q. H. Native of the Bay of Campeachy, Willd. 

 spec. 1. p. 1059, exclusive of the syn. Lin. mant. Dun. sol. p. 

 216. S. acanthifolium, Mill. diet, no 14. Dill. elth. p. 316. t. 

 268. f. 347. Stem brown on the side next the sun, hairy like 

 the leaves ; hairs all stellate. Leaves prickly beneath, some- 

 what 5-lobed, green above, and greenish white beneath. Prickles 

 straight, whitish, yellowish, or brown. Peduncles, pedicels, and 

 fertile calyxes hairy, and very prickly. Corolla hairy outside, 

 pale violet, 5-cleft. Berry form and size of a cherry, whitish 

 when ripe. 



Campeachy Egg-plant. Fl. July. Clt. 1732. PI. 1 to 2 

 feet. 



296 S. TRONGUM (Poir. diet. 4. p. 308. Dun. sol. p. 217. 

 syn. 40.) stem suffruticose, prickly ; leaves angularly sinuated, 

 prickly on both surfaces ; flowers solitary, extra-foliaceous ; 

 berries globose. O-?S. Native of the Moluccas. Trongum 



agreste spinosum, Rumph. amb. 5. p. 240. t. 86. f. 1. Root 

 hard, long. Prickles recurved. Leaves obscure green. Calyx 

 prickly. Corolla purple. Berry globose, size of a cherry. 

 Perhaps only a var. of S. Melongena, ex Nees. 



Trongum Egg-plant. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1818. Shrub \ 

 to 1 foot. 



297 S. PRE'SSUM (Dun. sol. p. 217. syn. p. 41.) stem almost 

 unarmed ; leaves ovate, attenuated at both ends, prickly ; ber- 

 ries glabrous, nearly globose, flat on the top. Q. ? S. Native 

 of the Moluccas. Trongum pra rubrum, Rumph. amb. 5. cap. 

 48. p. 241. t. 86. f. 2. Stem usually dwarf; branches spar- 

 ingly prickly. Leaves twin, acute, obscure, green, with brown 

 nerves. Prickles short. Calyx prickly. Corolla white, or 

 pale red. Berries size of a pigeon's egg, green, marked with 

 white spots. Perhaps a var. of S. Melongena, ex Nees. 



Pressed-{ru\ted Egg-plant. PI. 



298 S. A'LBUM (Lour. coch. 1. p. 129.) stem suffruticose, 

 almost unarmed ; branches prostrate ; leaves oblong, angular, 

 sparingly prickly ; peduncles many-flowered ; berries globose. 

 Tj . G. Native of Cochinchina, where it is called Ca-Co 

 by the natives; and of Amboyna. Dun. sol. p. 217. syn. 

 p. 41. Rumph. amb. 5. p. 241. cap. 48. Root extended, 

 with the smell of a turnip. Leaves 9-10 inches long, on long 

 petioles, powdery, like the branches, petioles, and fruit ; the 

 powder yellow. Prickles small, short. Peduncles many-flow- 

 ered, 6-7. Calyx bearded. Corolla white. Anthers yellow. 

 Berry globose, green, marked with white spots. Perhaps a 

 var. of S. Melongena, ex Nees. 



TFtee-flowered Egg-plant. PI. S to 4 feet. 



SUBSECT. V. ACANTHOPHORA (from acavfloe, acanthos, a spine; 

 and (jtopfdj, phoreo, to bear ; the species contained in this section 

 bear spines.) Dun. sol. p. 218. Stem prickly. Leaves sinu- 

 ately angular, toothed or pinnatifid, almost glabrous, or villous 

 from simple, silky hairs, or tomentose from stellate hairs. Ra- 

 cemes short, few-~florvered. Corollas 5-parted. 



1. Berries glabrous. Leaves smooth, or villous from usually 

 simple silky hairs. 



299 S. ACERIFOLIUM (Dun. syn. p. 41. sol. ed. 2d. ined. t. 

 131. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 46.) suffruticose ; 

 branches and both sides of leaves prickly, and hispid from pili ; 

 leaves hastately 3-lobed, cordate, on long petioles ; peduncles 

 few-flowered ; calyx unarmed. 1? . S. Native of New Anda- 

 lusia, at the monastery of Caripe. Prickles subulate, straight, 

 elongated, yellow. Leaves about 4 inches long ; lobes acu- 

 minated : lateral ones diverging, obsoletely angled outside at 

 the base : middle one large. Peduncles prickly. Corolla vio- 

 laceous. Calyx 5-lobed. 



Maple-leaved Nightshade. Shrub 8 feet. 



300 S. MYRIACA'NTHUM (Dun. sol. p. 218. t. 19. syn. p. 41.) 

 stem very prickly, hairy ; prickles soft, acicular ; leaves cor- 

 date, sinuately angular, acute, very villous and prickly on both 

 surfaces. Jj . S. Native country unknown. Hairs cinereous. 

 Prickles straight. Peduncles slender, 2-3-flowered, nearly op- 

 posite the leaves, almost unarmed. Calycine segments oblong- 

 subulate, villous outside, with ciliated margins. Corolla pilose 

 outside, with linear-lanceolate, acute segments. This species 

 differs from S. aculeatissimum, in the leaves being very villous 

 and sinuately angular, not lobed, and in the prickles being 

 smaller and more slender. 



Many-spined Nightshade. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1822. Shrub. 



301 S. ACULEATI'SSIMUM (Jacq. coll. 1. p. 100. icon. rar. t. 

 41.) stem shrubby, very prickly ; leaves subcordate, lobed, 

 villous and prickly on both surfaces ; lobes acute, toothed, fj . 



