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SOLANACEjE. VI. SARACHA. VII. WITHERINGIA. 



ers umbellate, drooping; filaments bearded at the base. Q. 

 H. Native of Peru. Sweet, fl. gard. t. 85. A'tropa umbel- 

 lata, Roth, catal. 2. p. 26. Jacq. schoenbr. t. 493. A'tropa 

 Rothii, Poir. suppl. 1. p. 610. Bellinia umbellkta, Roem. et 

 Schultes, syst. 4. p. 688. Stem solitary, dichotomous. Leaves 

 canescent beneath, green above, entire, and sometimes slightly 

 angular. Umbels pedunculate, 7-10-flowerecl, axillary, solitary. 

 Corolla plicate, cream-coloured, or greenish-white, smaller than 

 those of S. procumbens. Berry dark purple. 



Umbellate-cowered Saracha. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1822. 

 PI. 2 to 4 feet. 



3 S. CONTORTA (Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per. 2. t. 1 80. f. a.) herba- 

 ceous, erect ; leaves ovate, angularly toothed, downy, and quite 

 entire : upper floral ones twin ; flowers umbellate drooping, pe- 

 dunculate ; filaments villous at the base. 0- H. Native of 

 Peru, from Canta to Obragillo. Bellinia contorta, Rcem. et 

 Schultes, syst. 4. p. 689. A'tropa contorta, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 

 699. Stem furrowed, glabrous, branched, of a livid violaceous 

 colour at bottom ; branches dichotomous, downy. Peduncles 

 and pedicels twisted. Umbels 6-10-flowered. Corolla cream- 

 coloured, rather large. Berry black, globose, size of a pea. 



Ttvisted-pedicelled Saracha. PI. 3 to 4 feet. 



* * Shrubby Plants. 



4 S. PUNCTA'TA (Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 42. t. 178.) suf- 

 fruticose, erect ; leaves ovate-oblong, quite entire, glabrous 

 above, and powdery beneath ; pedicels 1-flowered, unequal, 

 aggregate, axillary and terminal ; corollas spotted. Tj . G. 

 Native of Peru, in elevated places. Bellinia punctata, Roem. 

 et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 688. A'tropa punctata, Spreng. syst. 1. 

 p. 698. Branches angular, downy while young. Pedicels a 

 little longer than the corollas. Calyx glabrous. Corolla large, 

 campanulate, powdery outside, yellowish, and marked with 

 small purple spots. 



Z>oed-flowered Saracha. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



5 S. ZUCCAGNIA'NA ; frutescent, erect ; stem villous, 4-5- 

 angled ; leaves solitary or twin, ovate-cordate, rather villous, 

 entire ; common peduncle villous, between the petioles of the 

 twin leaves, bearing an umbel of pedicellate drooping flowers. 

 T? . G. Native of America ? A'tropa erecta, Zucc. cent, in 

 Rcem. coll. p. 129. no. 41. Angles of stem violaceous. Leaves 

 glabrous above, but the margins and nerves beneath are villous. 

 Umbels 2-3-4-flowered. Segments of calyx ciliated. Corolla 

 greenish-yellow, rotate, marked by 10 twin green spots at bot- 

 tom ; limb pentagonal, ciliated, revolute. Filaments villous at 

 the base. Berry globose, glabrous, 2-celled. 



Zuccagni's Saracha. Shrub. 



6 S. VILLOSA ; stem frutescent ; leaves cordate-ovate, acumi- 

 nated, quite entire, very villous : rameal ones twin, unequal ; 

 umbels axillary, many-flowered, drooping ; limb of corolla 5- 

 cleft. Jj . G. Native of Peru ? A'tropa villbsa, Zucc. in Roem. 

 coll. p. 130. no. 42. Rcem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 684. Stem 

 pentagonal, violaceous at the base, furrowed, villous, as well as 

 the branches, which are tetragonal. Common peduncle horizon- 

 tal, solitary, between the petioles of the twin leaves ; pedicels 

 8-9, papillose. Corolla greenish-yellow, rotate ; limb penta- 

 gonal ; segments ciliated. Evidently a species of Saracha. 



bilious Saracha. Shrub erect. 



7 S. DENTA'TA (Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 176. f. b.) herba- 

 ceous, procumbent, downy ; leaves entire and toothed, ovate, 

 twin ; peduncles usually 4-flowered, subumbellate, lateral and 

 terminal, inclinate. If. . G. Native of Peru, along with S. 

 punctata. Bellinia dentata, Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 689. 

 A'tropa dentata, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 699. Pedicels unequal, 

 short. Corolla whitish-violet, villous, campanulate, marked by 

 5 green spots. Berry copper-coloured, size of a pea. 



Toothed- leaved Saracha. PI. procumbent. 



8 S. BIFLORA (Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 42. t. 179.) herba- 

 ceous, erect, downy ; leaves ovate, usually twin ; peduncles ax- 

 illary, 2, rarely 3-flowered ; flowers pendulous. 1.G. Native 

 of Peru, in corn-fields. Bellinia biflora, Rcem. et Schultes, 

 syst. 2. p. 689. Branches angular. Corolla greenish-yellow. 

 Stamens twice as long as the corolla. Berry white, size of a 

 pea, a little compressed. 



Two-flowered Saracha. PI. 2 feet. 



9 S. VISCOSA (Schrad. cat. sem. hort. goett. 1832. D. Don, 

 in Sweet, fl. gard. n. s. t. 323.) clothed in every part with glan- 

 dular pubescence, and viscid ; stem erect, suffruticose ; leaves 

 twin, cordate, acuminated, sinuately toothed, and sometimes 

 entire ; peduncles umbellate ; throat of corolla woolly ; fructi- 

 ferous calyx coloured. I? . G. Native of Mexico, Spangen- 

 berg. Umbels solitary, nearly sessile. Calyx 5 -cleft, large. 

 Corolla large, with acute lobes, valvate in aestivation, cream- 

 coloured, and marked towards the base with numerous olive- 

 coloured spots. Anthers cordate, violet. Berry globose, size 

 of a cherry, scarlet. 



Clammy Saracha. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1835. PI. 1 to 2 

 feet. 



10 S. PUBE'SCENS (Willd. rel. ex Rcem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 

 689.) shrubby, downy ; leaves ovate, acute ; umbels peduncu- 

 late, terminal. ^ . G. Native of Peru. Humb. et Bonpl. 

 Bellinia pubescens, Rcem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 689. 



Downy Saracha. Shrub ? 



N.B. What are Saracha micrantha, D. C. hort. monsp. 1813. 

 and S. Peruviana, Dietr. gart. lex. 8. p. 522. ? 



Cult. The shrubby species of Saracha require protection in 

 a frame or greenhouse in winter ; but they may be planted out 

 in open ground in summer ; they are increased by cuttings and 

 seeds. The seeds of annual species only require to be sown in 

 the open ground in spring. 



VII. WITHERI'NGIA (named by L. Heritier, in honour of 

 William Withering, M.D., author of "A Botanical Arrangement 

 of the Vegetables of Great Britain." 2 vols. 8vo. Birming- 

 ham, 1776. First edition.) Lher. stirp. 1. p. 33. t. 1. Dun. 

 sol. p. 107. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 3. p. 13. Mart. bras. 

 3. p. 73. Solanum species of Lin. and other authors. 



LIN. SYST. Penlandria, Monogynia. Calyx urceolately cam- 

 panulate, 4-5-cleft. Corolla rotate ; tube short ; limb 4-5- 

 cleft. Stamens 4-5 ; anthers conniving, dehiscing lengthwise. 

 Stigma subcapitate. Berry 2-celled, propped by the permanent 

 calyx, many-seeded ; placentas adnate. Seeds lenticular. 

 Trees, shrubs, or herbs, with soft wood, and large medulla, 

 having the habit of Solanum. Branches opposite or alternate, 

 thickened at the nodi. Leaves alternate, usually twin, (one in 

 each pair smaller than the others,) quite entire, or sinuately- 

 toothed, rarely pinnatifid. Inflorescence umbellate, racemose, 

 or panicled, rarely having the flowers solitary. Peduncles late- 

 ral or extra-axillary. Corollas whitish, rose-coloured, yellow, 

 greenish, or bluish. 



* Stems shrubby. 



1 W. STRAMONIIFOLIA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 3. p. 13.) 

 arboreous ; branches angularly winged ; branchlets downy ; 

 leaves ovate, acuminated, unequally cordate, dentately angular, 

 hairy, twin ; umbels extra-axillary, sessile ; filaments bearded at 

 top. *2 S. Native of Mexico, near La Bandarilla ; and the 

 city of Xalapa, at the altitude of 750 hexapods, where it is called 

 Oja Peluda by the natives. Leaves 4-5 inches long, and 2-3 

 broad. Umbels many-flowered. Flowers nutant, pentamerous 

 and pentandrous. Corolla yellowish, hairy outside, size of those 

 of Capsicum frulescens. Berry globose, red, size of a pea. 



