112 SOLANACEAE. 



2. S. verbascifolium L. Shrub or small tree: leaf -blades oblong to oblong- 

 ovate or ovate, 10-30 cm. long, velvety-tomentose, entire: calyx-lobes ovate, 

 ciliate, obtuse: corolla white, 15-18 mm. wide; lobes ovate to oval-ovate, 

 acutish, ciliate: anthers oblong: ovary pubescent: berries globular, 10-20 mm. 

 in diameter, yellow. POTATO-TREE. 



Hammocks and pinelands, s. pen. Fla. and the E. Keys and F. Keys. (W. I.) 



3. S. Blodgettii Chapm. Shrub with simple or sparingly branched stems 3-18 

 dm. tall: leaf -blades oblong, often narrowly so, 5-15 cm. long, hoary-scurfy and 

 tomentulose, undulate: calyx-lobes minute or deltoid, shorter than the tube: 

 corolla white or bluish, 14-17 mm. wide; lobes linear to linear-lanceolate, 

 obtuse: anthers linear: ovary glabrous: berries red, 4-6 mm. in diameter. 

 BLODGETT 'S-NIGHTSHADE. 



Hammocks, E. Keys and F. Keys. (TV. I.) 



4. S. bahamense L. Shrub with much-branched stems 5-20 dm. tall : leaf -blades 

 oblong to oblong-lanceolate, 4-12 cm. long, thinly rough-pubescent, undulate: 

 calyx-lobes minute, as long as the tube or shorter: corolla violet-blue, some- 

 times pale, 10-12 mm. wide; lobes linear or nearly so, acute or acutish: anthers 

 linear: ovary glabrous : berries red, 6-8 mm. in diameter. BAHAMA-NIGHTSHADE. 



Sand-dunes and hammocks, lower e. coast of Fla., the E. Keys and F. Keys. (W.I.) 



2. CAPSICUM [Tourn.] L. Herbs or shrubs, unarmed. Leaf-blades flat, 

 entire or repand. Flowers axillary or cymose. Calyx truncate or minutely 

 lobed. Corolla usually white, nearly rotate: lobes nearly as long as the tube. 

 Filaments adnate to the lower part of the corolla-tube, glabrous: anthers 

 longer than the filaments. Ovary not depressed: stigma minute. PEPPER. 



Calyx markedly toothed at maturity : berries subglobose. 1. C. baccatum. 



Calyx truncate at maturity : berries oblong to conic. 2. C. frutescens. 



1. C. baccatum L. Stems 1-3 m. tall : leaf -blades ovate, oblong-ovate to ovate- 

 lanceolate, 2-5 cm. long: calyx mainly 2.5-3 mm. long: corolla about 5 mm. 

 long: berries 5-10 mm. long, red. 



Hammocks, roadsides, and cultivated grounds, pen. Fla. and the F. Keys. 

 (Cont., W. I.) 



2. C. frutescens L. Stems 0.5-2 m. tall: leaf -blades ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 

 1-3 cm. long: calyx mainly 1.5-2 mm. long: corolla about 4 mm. long: berries 

 8-12 mm. long or longer, red. 



Hammocks, thickets, and roadsides, pen. Fla. and the F. Keys. (Cont., W. I.) 



3. LYCIUM L. Shrubs or woody vines, commonly spiny. Leaf-blades 

 thick, sometimes terete, entire. Flowers axillary, sometimes clustered. Calyx, 

 markedly lobed. Corolla white or colored, funnelform, salverform, or nearly 

 campanulate: lobes longer than the usually short tube, or shorter. Anthers 

 shorter than the pubescent filaments. Stigma dilated. MATRIMOXY-VINE. 



1. L. carolinianum Walt. Shrub 3-15 dm. tall, with recurving branches: leaves 

 succulent, 0.5-2 cm. long: calyx-lobes deltoid or triangular-ovate, acute: corolla 

 blue or lilac, or rarely white; lobes 3-6 mm. long: berries red, 8-12 mm. long. 

 Coastal sand-dunes, shore-hammocks, and salt-marshes, nearly throughout 

 Fla. (W. I.) 



4. OESTRUM L. Shrubs or trees. Leaf-blades entire. Flowers in axil- 

 lary clusters, sometimes aggregated in a panicle or corymb. Calyx markedly 

 lobed. Corolla white or colored, funnelform or salverform: lobes much shorter 

 than the tube. Filaments adnate to the middle of the corolla-tube or above it, 

 glabrous: anthers globular. Stigma enlarged. NIGHT-BLOOMING JESSAMINE. 



