SOLANACE.E. XXXIV. DUBOISIA. XXXV. NOLANA. 



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Clammy Anthocercis. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1822. Shrub 

 4 to 6 feet. 



Cull. This is a genus of elegant early flowering shrubs, 

 north cultivating in every collection. A light rich soil, or a 

 mixture of sand, loam, and peat, suits them very well. Cut- 

 tings strike root readily if planted in sand, with a bell-glass 

 placed over them. 



XXXIV. DUBOI'SIA (named after Louis Dubois, author of 

 " Methode eprouvee avec laquelle on peut parvenir facilement 

 a connaitre les plantes des environs d'Orleans," 1 vol. 8vo. Orle- 

 ans, 1803 ; and of " Du Pommier du Poirier et du Cormier," 2 

 parts, 12mo. Paris, 1804.) R. Br. prod. 448. 



LIK. SYST. Didynamia, Angiosperma, Calyx bilabiate, 

 short, campanulately funnel-shaped ; limb 5-parted, nearly 

 equal. Stamens inserted into the bottom of the corolla, in- 

 closed, didynamous, with the rudiment of a fifth. Stigma capi- 

 tately emarginate. Berry 2-celled, many-seeded. Seeds sub- 

 reniform. A small glabrous tree, with the habit of Myoporum. 

 Leaves alternate, articulated with the branches, entire. Pani- 

 cles axillarv, furnished with deciduous bracteas at the divisions. 

 Flowers white, like those of Myoporum. Tube of corolla stri- 

 ated inside. Berry small, oval, black. 



1 D. MYOPOROI V DES (R. Br. prod. p. 448.) ^ . G. Native 

 of New South Wales, about Port Jackson. 



Myoponim-like Duboisia. Shrub. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Anthocercis above. 



TRIBE VI. NOLANIF.E (this tribe contains plants agreeing 

 with Xolana in the characters given below,) Corolla plicate in 

 aestivation, 5-lobed. Stamens 5, adnate to the tube of the 

 corolla. Ovaria 1 to 5, or more, crowded, seated on a fleshy 

 annular disk. Stigma capitate. Drupe solitary, or 5 together, 

 containing each a 2-4-celled, bony putamen. Embryo filiform, 

 gyrate, sometimes peripheric. 



XXXV. NOLA'XA (so named by Linnaeus, from nola, a 

 little bell, on account of the bell-shaped form of the corolla.) 

 Lin. gen. 193. Schreb. gen. no. 254. Gaertrr. fruct. 2. p. 242. 

 t. 132. Juss. gen. 132. ed. Usteri, p. 147. D. Don, in Sweet, 

 fl. gard. n. s. t. 305. 



Lnr. STST. Pentdndria, Monogynia, Calyx 5-cleft. Corolla 

 campanulate, 5-lobed, 5-plicate. Stamens 5, adnate to the tube 

 of the corolla, nearly equal. Anthers 2-celled, dehiscing length- 

 wise. Ovaria 5 or more, crowded, seated on a fleshy annular 

 disk. Stigma capitate. Drupes usually 5 at maturity, contain- 

 ing each a 3-4-celled, bony putamen, marked by 3-5 grooves, 

 and 3-5 little holes underneath. Seeds roundish, with a mem- 

 branous testa. Albumen fleshy, copious. Embryo filiform, 

 <jyrate, somewhat perepheric. Herbs, natives of Peru and 

 Chili, usually annual. Leaves alternate, quite entire. Flowers 

 solitary, pedunculate, showy blue, alar, or axillary. 



1 X. ATRIPLICIFOLIA (Hortul. ex D. Don, in Sweet's fl. gard. 

 n. s. t. 305.) stems procumbent, rather villous ; calyx cam- 

 panulate, with ovate-lanceolate, acute, connivent segments ; 

 leaves spatulate : radical ones large. Q. H. Native of Peru. 

 N. grandiflora, Lehm. Flowers large, colour of those of Con- 

 colfulus tricolor ; limb blue; throat white, yellow inside. The 

 radical leaves are large, and greatly resemble those of spinach. 

 It comes nearest to N. spatuliita, and N. coronata, Ruiz, et Pav. 



Atriplex-leated Nolana. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1834. PI. 

 procumbent. 



2 N. SPATULA'TA (Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 7. t. 113. f. a.) 

 stem erect ; leaves cordately triangular: calycine segments spa- 

 tulate. O- H. Native of Peru, on hills. The whole plant is 



downy. Branches angular towards the top. Leaves petiolate, 

 alternate, twin, fleshy, obliquely obtuse, subsinuated. Calyx 

 pentagonal, hispid. Corollas large, whitish-purple, villous inside 

 the tube. Carpels or drupes 4. 



Spatulate-leaved Nolana. PI. 1 foot. 



3 N. COROXA'TA (Ruiz. et. Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 6. t. 112. f. b.) 

 stems prostrate ; leaves ovate-cordate, rather oblique ; calycine 

 segments subcordate ; corolla with a villous throat. Q. H. 

 Native of Peru, on hills, in arid sandy places. Root fusiform. 

 Stems terete, much branched, rather viflous. Leaves on long 

 petioles, shining, and rather villous on both surfaces. Pedun- 

 cles generally longer than the leaves. Corolla 3 times larger 

 than the calyx, with a white bottom and blue border. Drupes 

 elongated, filiform. 



Crowned-flowered Nolana. PI. prostrate. 



4 N. PROSTRA'TA (Lin. fil. dec. 1. t. 2.) stems prostrate ; 

 leaves ovate-oblong; calyx pyramidal, with triangularly sagit- 

 tate segments, furnished with spur-like processes at the base. 

 O. H. Native of Peru, in sandy places near the sea. Ruiz. 

 et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 7. Curt. bot. mag. 731. N. prostrata 

 gallinacea, Pers. ench. 1. p. 168. A'tropa, Gouan, hort. monsp. 

 82. with a figure. Walkeria, Ehret, phil. trans. 1763. p. 130. 

 t. 10. Zwingera, Act. helv. 5. p. 267. t. 1. Neudorfia, 

 Adans. p. 219. Teganium procumbens, Schmidel, icon. 67. t. 

 18. Leaves twin, rhomb-ovate, entire. Corolla pale blue. 

 Drupes 2-4-celled. 



Prostrate Nolana. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1761. PI. pros- 

 trate. 



5 N. PARADOXA (Lindl. bot. reg. 865. but not of Hook.) 

 stems prostrate, hairy ; leaves ovate, obtuse, pilose ; segments 

 of calyx triangular ; corolla campanulately funnel-shaped ; 

 drupes cumulated, 1-seeded. Q. H. Native of Chili, on the 

 sea shore, about Conception. Corollas blue. 



Paradoxical Nolana. Fl. Aug. Clt. 1825. PI. prostrate. 



6 N. TENE'LLA (Lindl. hort. trans. 7. p. 252.) clothed with 

 viscid down ; stems filiform ; petioles ciliated ; leaves ovate, 

 obtuse at both ends ; 



calyx campanulate, 2- 

 lobed, 5-angled, one of 

 the lobes emarginate, the 

 other tridentate ; ova- 

 rium 5-lobed. . H. 

 Native of Chili. N. 

 paradoxa, Hook. bot. 

 mag. t. 2604. but not of 

 Lindl. Peduncles hairy, 

 filiform. Corolla pale 

 blue, with a paler eye. 

 Stamens villous, inclosed. 

 This species differs from 

 N. prostrata in the want 

 of spur- like processes to 

 the calyx. 



Slender Nolana. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1824. PI. prostrate. 



7 N. INFLA'TA (Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 7. t. 112. f. a.) 

 stem prostrate ; radical leaves on long petioles, ovate-lanceo- 

 late ; calyx inflated, ovate, striated. O H. Native of Peru, 

 on sandy hills about Cumana. Stems purple, angular, branch- 

 ed. Leaves downy, sinuated : radical ones entire, rarely tooth- 

 ed, 4-5 inches long, and 3 broad; lower stem leaves solitary, 

 subpetiolate, and rather oblique at the base : upper cauline 

 ones twin, hardly petiolate, ovate, cordate, quite entire. Pa- 

 nicle terminal, leafy ; peduncles longer than the leaves. Corolla 

 whitish-violet, 3 times longer than the calyx. Anthers blue. 

 Drupes 4. 



/n/Zaterf-calyxed Nolana; PI. prostrate. 



S N. REVOLUTA (Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 8. t. 113. f. b.) 



FIG. 43. 



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