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SOLANACE^:. I. SOLANUM. 



prickly on the midrib, tomentose ,- calyxes strigose ; berry 

 tomentose. T? . S. Native of Brazil. Dun. sol. p. 241. syn. 

 p. 49. Stem, petioles, and calyxes beset with long, yellowish 

 strigae. Leaves cordate at the base ; prickles yellowish. Pani- 

 cles lateral, branched. Corolla tomentose outside. Berries 

 small. 



Strigose Nightshade. Shrub. 



393 S. VANDELLIA'NUM (Dun. sol. p. 241. syn. p. 49.) stem 

 flexuous, dichotomous, shrubby, prickly, tomentose ; prickles 

 incurved ; leaves sinuately-angular, rather tomentose, spiny on 

 the midrib ; spikes solitary. fy . S. Native of Brazil. S. 

 dichotomum, Vand. fasc. p. 9. Rcem. script, p. 54, but not of 

 Lour. Stem greenish yellow. Tomentum stellate. Prickles 

 few, yellow at top. Leaves sub-petiolate. Spikes revolute, as 

 in Heliotropium. Calyx tomentose. Corolla white. 



Vandelli's Nightshade. Shrub. 



394 S. MCE'NCHU (Dun. sol. p. 242. syn. p. 49.) stem herba- 

 ceous, pilose, prickly, scabrous ; pili white, stellate ; leaves 

 ovate, sinuated, acute, rather pilose, the midrib prickly on both 

 sides; peduncles erect, terminal, 4-5-flowered, longer than the 

 petioles. If. . S. Native country unknown. S. stellatum, 

 Moench. meth. p. 475, but not Jacq. Stems simple. Prickles 

 yellow, distant. Peduncles and calyxes pilose, and furnished 

 with a very few prickles. Corolla white, large. Anthers dis- 

 tant. Style white ; stigma green. Berry smooth, yellow. 



Mosnch's Nightshade. PI. 2 feet. 



395 S. BELFORTIA'NUM (Dun. sol. p. 242. syn. p. 49.) stem 

 shrubby, tomentose, prickly ; leaves deeply and sinuately angu- 

 lar, tomentose, rather prickly ; flowers corymbose. I? . S. 

 Native of Brazil. S. Belfort, Vand. fasc. p. 10. Rcem. script, 

 p. 56. Prickles few, very short, straight. Leaves petiolate, 

 unequal at the base. Prickles slender. Corymbs lateral. 

 Calyx pilose. 



Belfort's Nightshade. Shrub. 



396 S. BANKSIA'NUM (Vand. fasc. p. 10. Rcem. script, p. 

 55. Dun. sol. p. 242.) stem prickly, pilose, herbaceous ; lower 

 leaves cordate, ovate : superior ones pinnatifidly-sinuated, acute, 

 pilose ; prickles straightish on both surfaces. If. S. Native 

 of Brazil, where it is called Rebentabois. Prickles thick, re- 

 versed, yellow at top. Berry yellow, nearly dry, size of a 

 cherry. 



Banks' s Nightshade. PL? 



397 S. ATROVIRENS (Dun. sol. p. 243. syn. p. 50.) Tj . S. 

 Native of India. Solanum I'ndicum spinosum atrovirens et 

 undique glabrum, foliis branchae ursinae divisuris. Pluckn. 

 phyt. t. 62. f. 2. S. pomiferum spinosum I'ndicum, fructu 

 echinato, foliis cardui sen acanthi spinosi, Breyn. prod. p. 1. ? 



Dark-green Nightshade. Shrub. 



398 S. CAPE'NSE (Thunb. prod. 37. Lin. suppl. 147.) stem 

 prickly, shrubby, erect ; leaves sinuately-pinnatifid, prickly, 

 naked : alternate segments entire, obtuse. Tj . G. Native of 

 the Cape of Good Hope. Dun. sol. p. 243. syn. p. 50. Plant 

 armed with copious yellow, recurved prickles. Leaves ovate, 

 obtuse, glabrous. Peduncles solitary, 1-2-flowered, drooping. 

 Calyx prickly. Corolla blue. Berry glabrous. 



Cape Nightshade. Shrub 1 foot. 



399 S. HOUSTONI (Dun. sol. p. 243. syn. p. 50.) stem shrubby, 

 prickly ; leaves oblong, sinuately pinnate, prickly ; umbels ses- 

 sile, fy . S. Native of Vera Cruz. S. quercifolium, Mill, 

 diet. no. 16. ex Houst. mss. Prickles recurved. Flowers 

 small, white. Berries red, size of juniper berries. 



Houston's Nightshade. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 



400 S. ANGU'RICM (Dun. 1. c.) stem shrubby, prickly ; leaves 

 pinnatifidly-jagged, tomentose, prickly on both surfaces ; pe- 

 duncles axillary, few-flowered. Jj . S. Native of Vera Cruz. 

 S. angustifolium, Mill. diet. no. 15. ex Houst. mss. Stem 



procumbent, tomentose. Prickles long, yellow. Leaves almost 

 4 inches long, and 2 broad. Peduncles 2-3 inches long. Calyx 

 very prickly. Corollas large, yellow. Berry globose, size of a 

 pea, variegated with green and white. 



Anguria-leaved Nightshade. Shrub prostrate. 



401 S. VALADA'RES (Vand. in Rcem. script, p. 55.) stem suf- 

 fruticose, prickly, rather pilose ; leaves pinnate, cut, prickly on 

 both surfaces ; racemes lateral, compound, tj . S. Native of 

 Brazil. Dun. sol. p. 243. syn. p. 50. Stem green. Prickles 

 long, straight, red, very sharp. Leaves rather pilose. Petioles, 

 peduncles, and calyxes prickly and pilose. 



Valadares Nightshade. Shrub. 



402 S. ROTTBCELLIA'NUM (Rcem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. C68.) 

 Tj . S. Native of Surinam. S. fce'tidum, Rottb. act. hafn. 

 1778. p. 287. J. Puihn. mat. med. ven. regn. veg. 1785. 

 Dun. sol. p. 244. syn. p. 50. The berry on being wounded, or 

 bruised, exhales an intolerable smell, which excites nausea and 

 cephalalgia. 



Rottbcell's Nightshade. Shrub. 



403 S. RIGIDUM (Lam. ill. no. 2373. Poir. diet. 4. p. 303. 

 Pers. ench. 1. p. 228.) a dwarf prickly shrub; leaves ovate, 

 sinuately angular, prickly, almost naked, beset with white 

 prickles on both surfaces. Pj . S. Native country unknown. 

 Stem very stiff, hardly a foot long, erect, a little branched, 

 rather villous ; prickles short, straight. Leaves acute, undu- 

 lated ; lobes acute, sub-mucronate, rather ciliated, pale or yel- 

 lowish green. Prickles numerous, naked, subulate, stiff, pur- 

 plish at the base. Racemes terminal. Peduncles short, a little 

 branched, tomentose. Calyx villous ; with lanceolate, very 

 acute segments, sometimes prickly, and sometimes unarmed. 



Stiff Nightshade. Shrub 1 foot. 



404 S. AQUA'TICUM (Hort. par. Dum. Courset, bot. cult. ed. 

 2d. suppl. p. 152.) stem shrubby, prickly, thick, villous ; leaves 

 cordate, deeply and sinuately lobed, prickly on both surfaces, as 

 well as the petioles, villous, soft. J? . S. Native country 

 unknown. Stem straight, simple, or branched, dark purple. 

 Prickles strong, a little recurved. Leaves large, 8-9 inches 

 long, pale green. 



Aquatic Nightshade. Shrub. 



405 S. QUINQUANGULA V RE (Willd. herb, ex Rcem. et Schultes, 

 syst. 4. p. 669.) stem shrubby ; leaves 5-angled, hairy, and are, 

 as well as the petioles, beset with subulate prickles ; peduncles 

 generally 2-flowered. f? . S. Native of Caraccas, Bredemeyer. 



Five-angled-leaved Nightshade. Shrub. 



406 S. JUBA V TUM (Willd. 1. c.) stem shrubby, and is, as well 

 as the peduncles, prickly ; leaves roundish -ovate, angularly- 

 toothed, downy and prickly on both surfaces ; calyxes covered ; 

 prickles bristly. ^ . S. Native on the banks of the Orinoco, 

 Hurnb. et Bonpl. 



Bearded Nightshade. Shrub. 



N.B. In Salt's abyss, append, p. 475, there are 2 species 

 mentioned, but without any diagnosis of either, viz. S.cinereum, 

 R. Br. and S. uncinalum, R. Br. 



What are the following species. 1. S. cethiopioides, Cav. 2. 

 S. agresle, Brouss. 3. S. aracdtscha, Bess. Krzem. 4. S. stipu- 

 laceum, Brouss. 5. S. cestrifblium, Fisch. 



Cult. All the species of Solanum thrive best in a rich, light 

 soil, and are readily increased by seed ; or cuttings planted in 

 sand under a hand-glass root readily. A great number of the 

 species are very handsome, and therefore worth cultivating for 

 ornament. They are treated like other stove greenhouse and 

 hardy plants. The seeds of annual species, natives of tropical 

 countries, require to be raised on a hot-bed, and the plants to 

 be set out in the open ground about the end of May in a 

 sheltered, dry situation. 



