SOLANUM— SOLIDAGO. 



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oled, oval, nerved, pubescent beneath ; um- 

 bels with long-, compressed peduncles; ber- 

 ries spherical. 



tnmnoi'de.'f, (Ju. Tp.) stem rounii, aculeate ; 

 leaves ovate-obloui,', acute, sib-panduri- 

 form, obsoletely cordate, 5 nerved ; common 

 peduncle longer than the petio'-. 



hdsta'tn, (Ju. ^.) stem anL''''il, prickly; 

 branches unarmed; leaves Ian -'olate, acu- 

 minate, haslate-auricled at the ba-se, 3-ner- 

 ved, prickly, ciliate on the margin. Var. 

 lauceola'ia,lea.ves long, narrow, lanceolat-e. 

 S. 



hona'nox, (Ju. '^.) stem unarmed, angled ; 

 leaves heart-ovate, smooth, 7-nerved, prick- 

 ly, ciliate. S. 



ova'ta, (Ju. ^ .) generally unanned ; leaves 

 ovate, acute, cuspidate, 3-ncrved, unifonnly 

 colored ; common peduncle shorter than 

 the petiole. <5. 



cin"cidifo'lia, ( Tp .) prickly ; leaves un- 

 armed, round-cordate, acuminate, 5-nerved, 

 glabrous, net-veined, short-petioled. S. 



tcalte'ri, (Ju.ZJ!-) aculeate; leaves cordate, 

 ovate, smooth, 3-nerved ; berries 3-seeded, 

 acuminate. S. 



al"ha, (J. ^ .) generally unarmed ; stem 

 obsoletely angled ; leaves lance-elongated, 

 coriaceous, glabrous, entire, 3-nerved, um- 

 bels short-peduncled, fe\v-flow^ered. S. 



pu'miln, (S. ^.) unarmed ; leaves cordate, 

 ovate, entire, somewhat 5 nerved, soft-pubes- 

 cent beneath ; umbels short-peduncled ; 

 pedicels very short ; berries oblong, acute ; 

 stem prostrate ; corolla 0. 2-4 f. S. 



lanccola'la, (J. Ip.) unarmed ; leaves lan- 

 ceolate and ovate, acute or acuminate, 3-5 

 nerved, very glabrous, perennial; .umbels 

 many-flowered ; peduncles short ; berries 

 red. S. 



rxifhens, a very handsome species, the 

 tendrils of which are of a bright red. Ex. 



exceV'sa, remarkable for the large size of 

 the leaves. Ex. 

 SOLA'NUM. 5—1. {Solanece.) [From solor, 



conifort, because some species give ease by 



their narcotic quality.] 



dnlcama'ra, (bitter-sweet, p-b. Ju. ^.) 

 stem unarmed, woody, climbing; lower 

 leaves mostly cordate, glabrous, upper 

 ones mostly guitar- hastate, few-flowered ; 

 corymbs opposite to the leaves. This is 

 the true bitter-sweet, though the celastrus 

 scandens is called so by some. Damp. 



ni'grum, (deadly night-shade, w-p-b. J. 

 0.) stem unarmed, ercctish. or erect; 

 branches angled, dentate ; leaves ovate, re- 

 pand, glabrous ; racemes 2-ranked, nodding. 

 1-2 f. Ex. 



tubrro'suin, (potato, b-w. Ju. ^.) stem 

 wing-angled, unarmed; leaves interrupt- 

 edly pinnate ; leafets entire ; flowers sub- 

 corymbed ; roots knobbed, tuberous. Cul- 

 tivated. 



lycoper"!iicuvi, (love-apple, tomato, y. S. 

 ^.) stem unarmed , leaved pinnatifid, gash- 

 ed ; racemes "2 parted, leafless ; fruit glab- 

 rous, torulo.se. Ex. 



jisoidocap.ti'rum, (Jerusalem cheiTy, ^.) 

 stem woody ; leaves lanceolate, repaud ; 

 umbels sessile. Ex. 



carolui"ense. (horse nettle, b J Q, .) stem 



aculeate ; leaves ovate-oblong, tomentose, 

 hastate-angled ; racemes lax. 1-2 f. 



Jlavid"nrn, sutlrutieost, densely tomen 

 tose ; branchlets and calyx aculeate ; leaves 

 solitary, oblong, obtusish, lower ones re- 

 pand-sinuate, upper ones obsoletely sinu- 

 ate ; racemes about 3 -flowered. 



melonge'na, (egg-plant, J. 0.) unarmed ; 

 leaves ovate, tomentose ; peduncles pen- 

 dent, incrassate ; calyx unanned. Ex. 



mammo'sum, (y. Ju. 0.) stem aculeate, 

 herbaceous ; leaves cordate, angled, lobed, 

 villose on both sides and prickly. S. 



Virginia' Jium, (b. Ju. ^.) stem erect, 

 aculeate ; leaves pinnatifid, prickly ; seg- 

 ments sinuate, obtuse ; margins ciliate 

 calyx prickly. S. 



verba scifo' Hum, (Tp.) stem unarmed, fru- 

 tescent; leaves avate, tomentose, entire; 

 coiymbs bifid, terminal. S. 



hirsu'tum, (p. 2_C.) small, pilose, hirsute ; 

 leaves broad-obovate ; raceme somewbal 

 3-flowcred ; peduncles filiform. S. 

 SOLE' A. 5—1. {Cisti.) 



con" color, (Ap. w-y. 2^.) stem simple, 

 erect ; leaves %vedge form, lanceolate, ses- 

 sile, irregularly toothed above; peduncles 

 short, 2 3 flowered ; calyx neai'ly as long as 

 the petals; spur none. 2-4 f. Rocks. 

 Green violet. 

 SOLIDA'GO. 17—2. (Corymhiferce.) [From 



solido, to make firm, from its supposed vir- 

 tue in healing wounds.] 



A. Flowers onesided; leaves with three 



combined nerves. 



canadenf'sis, (Canadian golden-rod, y. Ju. 

 2^.) stem downy ; leaves lanceolate, serrate, 

 rough ; racemes panicled, recurved ; rays 

 hardly longer than the di.sk ; stem angular 

 leaves sessile, three inches long, sometimes 

 nearly entire. 2-5 f. 



pro'cera, (gi*eat golden rod, y. Ju. 2/.) 

 erect, villose; leaves lanceolate, serrate, 

 scabrous, villose beneath; racemes erect, 

 spike-form, before flowering, nodding ; rays 

 sljort. 4-7 f. Low grounds. 



dlia'ris, (fringed golden-rod, y. 2J[.) stem 

 erect, smooth, angular ; leaves lanceolate, 

 sub 3-nerved, smooth, scabrous on the mar- 

 gin ; racemes panicled, secuud ; peduncles 

 glabrous ; bracts ciliate ; rays short. 3 f. 



rejlcx"a, (y. Au. IX-) erect, villose ; leaves 

 lanceolate, sub-serrate, scabrous, reflexed; 

 branches panicled, sub-secund, reflexed. 

 Pine woods. 



gigan"tea. (giant golden-rod, y. Au. 2X-) 

 stem erect, glabrous; leaves lanceolate, 

 smooth, serrate, rough-edged, obscurely 

 3 nerved ; racemes panicled ; peduncles 

 rough-haired ; rays .short. 4-7 f 



latcr-i'Jlora, (side-flowered golden-rod, y 

 Au. li.) stem erect, a little hairy ; leaves 

 lanceolate, slightly 3-ncrved. glabrous, 

 rough-edged, lower ones .sub-serrate ; ra- 

 cemes panicled, a little recurved, sub-st;c- 

 und; flowers large, the rays being much 

 longer than the calyx ; stem striated, often 

 purplish, pinnatitid, with uuinerous lateral 

 flowering branches. 2-3 f. 



B. Rncem^is orfloiccrs \sidcd; h'lvr^ veiny 

 altis"sima, (variable goldeu-rod. y. Au 



