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SOLANACE.E. VII. WITHERINOIA. VIII. NETOUXIA. IX. MANDRAGORA. 



terete ; branchlets tomentose ; leaves lanceolate, acuminated, 

 acute at the base, glabrous ; racemes few-flowered, twin ; fila- 

 ments glabrous. tj . S. Native of New Granada, at the foot 

 of Mount Catopaxo, in sandy places, at the altitude of 1600 

 hexapods. Leaves solitary, 2 to 2| inches long, clothed with 

 canescent tomentum while young. Racemes extra-axillary, 

 solitary or twin. Flowers size of the preceding. Calyx 5- 

 cleft, clothed with hoary tomentum ; with subovate acute seg- 

 ments. Corolla blue, clothed with hoary tomentum outside ; 

 limb 5-parted, with oblong segments. Anthers linear-oblong. 

 Berry globose, size of those of Solanum nigrum. Perhaps a 

 distinct genus. 



Narron-leaved Witheringia. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



13 W. PE'NDULA (Roam, et Schultes, syst. 3. p. 522.) frutes- 

 cent ; leaves ovate, entire, acuminated, glabrous above, but 

 clothed with downy tomentum beneath ; racemes terminal ; pe- 

 duncles long, reflexed. ^ S. Native of Brazil. Solanum 

 pendulum, Link. herb. Stems angular, and pubescently villous 

 at top. Leaves 3 inches long, and l broad, thickish, sub- 

 repand, ciliated. Peduncles 3 inches long, downy. Calyx 

 smoothish, hemispherical, obsoletely 4-5-cleft. Corolla 4-5- 

 parted ; segments linear-lanceolate, obtuse. Anthers 4-5, gene- 

 rally unequal. 



Pendulous-flowered Witheringia. Shrub. 



* * Stems herbaceous. 



14 W. SOLAN A'CEA (Lher. stirp. 1. p. 33. t. 1.) root composed 

 of fusiform tubers ; stem subherbaceous, pilose, rather angular ; 

 leaves ovate-oblong, or ovate-lanceolate, rather pilose : superior 

 ones twin ; umbels axillary, sessile, longer than the petioles. If. . 

 G. Native of South America. Lam. ill. t. 82. Leaves acute, 

 entire, rather pilose. Calyx 4-toothed. Corolla pale yellow, 

 4-cleft. Stamens 4 ; filaments white, glabrous outside, and 

 hairy inside. Tube of corolla suburceolate, with 4 gibbosities, 

 bluntly tetragonal. 



Solanaceous Witheringia. Fl. May, Sept. Clt. 1742. PI. 

 1 foot. 



15 W. UMBELLA'TA (Dun. syn. p. 2. sol. ed. 2d. ined. t. 27.) 

 stem herbaceous, winged, pilose ; leaves ovate, attenuated at 

 both ends, sinuately toothed, pilose ; racemes axillary, usually 

 solitary ; pedicels umbellate. If. . S. Native of St. Domingo. 

 Poir. suppl. 5. p. 505. Calycine segments 5, acute. Nearly 

 allied to W. montana. 



Umbellate-fiowered Witheringia. PI. 1 foot. 



16 W. MONTA'NA (Dun. syn. p. 2. Poir. suppl. 5. p. 505.) 

 root tuberous ; stems herbaceous, pilose ; leaves pilose, ovate, 

 entire, or dentately repand, or sinuated ; peduncles 1-flowered. 

 If. . G. Native of Peru, on hills, where it is called Papa mon- 

 tana. Solanum montanum, Lin. spec. 266. Dun. sol. p. 145. 

 Solanum tuberosum minus, Atriplicis folio vulgo Papa montana, 

 Feuill. per. 3. p. 62. t. 46. Root ovate. Stem bifurcate. 

 Leaves on long petioles, subcordate. Flowers in the fork of the 

 stem. Corolla campanulate, 5-cleft, rose-coloured. Stamens 

 purple. 



Var. /3, arenaria (Dun. sol. p. 146.) peduncles many-flow- 

 ered, bracteate ; leaves lobed. y. . G. Native of Peru, on 

 sandy hills, and among rocks about Lima and Chancay, where 

 it is called Papas de Loma. Solanum montanum, Ruiz, et Pav. 

 fl. per. 2. t. 160. f. b. This variety is nearly allied to W. 

 phylldntha. Stem larger than in var. a, hispid. Calyx 5- 

 parted. Corolla flat, blue. Perhaps a distinct species. 



Mountain Witheringia. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1822. PI. | 



to i foot. 



17 W. PHYLLA'NTHA (Dun. syn. p. 2. Poir. suppl. 5. p. 

 505.) stem herbaceous, winged ; leaves pilose, cuneiform, a 

 little lobed at apex, decurrent ; racemes rising with the leaves. 



Q.I If.."! G. Native of Peru, in cultivated fields near the 

 town of La Magdalena, Cav. ; sandy places of Lima, Chancay, 

 and Lurin, Ruiz, et Pav. Solanum phyllanthum, Cav. icon. 4. 

 p. 35. t. 359. f. 1. Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 32. Root fusi- 

 form. Leaves 5-lobed at top ; lobes ovate, acute. Peduncles 

 rising from the decurrent disk of the leaves. Calyx 5-cleft. 

 Corolla pale blue, marked by a 5-rayed star, spreading, 5-an- 

 gled. Berry round, red, size of a pea. 



Leaf-Jlomered Witheringia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1822. PI. 

 1 foot. 



18 W. PINNATI'FIDA (Dun. syn. p. 2. Poir. suppl. 5. p. 506.) 

 stem herbaceous, winged ; leaves rather pilose, decurrent, pin- 

 natifid : segments obtuse, sinuated ; peduncles bractless ; flow- 

 ers panicled. If., G. Native of Peru : in sandy places in the 

 provinces of Lima and Chancay ; plentiful in Torre blanca and 

 Jequan, on hills. Solanum pinnatifidum, Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per. 

 2. p. 37. t. 170. f. b. Dun. sol. 138. but not of Lam. Flow- 

 ers drooping. Calyx 5-parted, with linear, obtuse segments. 

 Corolla pale blue or white, flat. Berry yellow, size of a pea. 



Pinnatiftd-\eaved Witheringia. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1822. 

 PI. 1 foot. 



19 W. MULTI'FIDA (Dun. syn. p. 3. Poir. suppl. 5. p. 506.) 

 stem herbaceous ; leaves rather pilose, bipinnatifid, running into 

 the petioles ; petioles stem-clasping ; peduncles long, panicled, 

 leafy beneath the middle. If. . G. Native of Peru, on hills at 

 Pungo, in the province of Cumana. Solanum multifidum, Ruiz, 

 et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 37. t. 17. f. a. but not of Lam. Dun. 

 sol. p. 138. Stem juicy, furnished with a few simple hairs, as 

 well as the leaves. Segments of the leaves blunt, toothed. Pe- 

 duncles multifid, terminal and lateral, very long, furnished each 

 with an entire or trifid leaf, which is clasping beneath the mid- 

 dle. Corolla blue. Berry larger than the calyx. 



Multifd Witheringia. PI. 1 to 2 feet. ? 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Solanum, p. 442. 



VIII. NETOU'XIA (named by Kunth, in honour of H. Ne- 

 toux, author of" Dissertationes de Cassiis Egyptiacis.") H. B. 

 et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p.. 10. t. 193. 



LIN. SYST. Pentdndria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-parted, regular, 

 with linear segments. Corolla salver-shaped ; limb 5-parted ; 

 throat furnished with a tubular, short, entire, or obsoletely- 

 toothed corona. Stamens 5, inclosed ; anthers dehiscing length- 

 wise. Stigma emarginate. Fruit baccate ?. A fetid erect 

 herb. Leaves scattered : superior ones twin, cordate, quite en- 

 tire. Peduncles extra-axillary, solitary, 1-flowered. Corolla 

 yellow, becoming blackish on drying. This genus is more 

 nearly allied to A'lropa and Petunia than any other ; but it dif- 

 fers from them, as well as all others of the order, in the corolla 

 being furnished with a corona faucis. 



1 N.FORMOSA (H. B. et Kunth, I.e.) Tf.. G. Native of 

 Mexico, in woods near Real del Monte. A'tropa arenaria, 

 Willd. rel. ex Rcem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 686. Flowers size 

 of those of Vmca major. 



Beautiful Netouxia. PI. ^ to f foot. 



Cult. This singular plant will grow in any light rich soil ; 

 and may be readily increased by cuttings or divisions. 



IX. MANDRA'GORA (The English name Mandrake is a 

 corruption of the Greek appellation Mavfyayopoc, compounded 

 of fiavSpa, mandra, an ox-stall, something relating to cattle ; 

 and ayavpoe, agauros, cruel ; from its effects on cattle when 

 accidentally gathered with their fodder in the countries where 

 the plants abound. It is a venomous plant, and was an impor- 

 tant engine in the days of medical charlatanry, from the roots 

 being supposed to bear a resemblance to the human form.) 



