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S. CAROLINENSE. Ell Stem aculeate, annual; leaves hastate-angled, prickly on both sides; racemes loose 

 Tm/^o— Horse Nettle. Carohna Nightshade. => ^^^^c. 



Ft. Middle of July. JV. ^„^ 



Hub. Roadside, near Marshalton; near Squire Graves's barn: rare. 1 to 2 feethigh: flowers bluish white 



90. PHYSALIS. Nutt. Gen. 19S. 

 [Gr. Physa, an inflated bladder, or bag; in allusion to the bladdery calyx, enclosing the fruit.l 

 Cor. campanulate-rotate. Stamens connivent. Berry 2 celled, inclosed in the inflated Calyx- 

 ^. viscosA. Ell? Leaves subcordate, repand; stem paniculate above; fruit-bearing calyx pubescent 

 Vulgo- Clammy Ground-Cherry. 



ri. Beginning of July, and after. Fr. mat. September, and after. 



Hab. Fence-rows, roadsides &c. common. 12 to 18 inches high: flowers yellow. 



lhA^^n;Z*^t/''"'S°*^J^'^ ^P^'^'-'^? '^ ^'^'"■'''''y ?'""-"'^"*- If 't be the same described by Mr Elliott unde^-- 

 that name. It rarely if ever, with us, attains the height he mentions; viz. 2 to 3 feet. -C^'HO", unaes 



P. PENXsYLVAmcA. Ell. Lcaves ovate, sub-rcpand; pedunclcs solitary, hairy, as long as the petioles 



Fu^go— Esculent Ground-Cherry. 



FL Latter end of June, and after. Fr. mat. Latter end of August, and after. 



Hab. Cultivated grounds; fence-rows, &c. frequent. About 1 foot high: flowers yellow. 



^S^^'J^^^^T^- "^ l^'^ species is considerably more pulpy than the preceding, and when fully ripe is 



rorJAtuo\X'.^^^ 



p. OBscuRA. Tor? Divaricately branched; leaves cordate-suborbiculate, acuminate, unequa]!/ dentate. 



i>ynon. F. pruinosa.? Ell. 



Ft. Middle of July. p^^ ,^^_ 



Hab. Stony banks: near Wm. Hawley's: not common. 9 to 12 inches high: flowers greenish yellow. 



^?it'-: ,^'-,.fch"'einitz, who examined my specimen, thinks it is the P. obscura.of Torrev but savs it is 

 materially diflerent from the P. obscura, as found at Salem, N. Carolina. i-orrey, out sajsit is 



b. Corolla mostly pentapetalous. 



91. CEANOTHUS. A^utt. Gen. 229. 

 [A name derived from the ancient Greek writers, and applied to tliis genus.] 

 Cal. turbinate, 5 cleft. Cor. petals squamiform; claws long. Caps. 3 angled, 3 celled, 3 seeded. 

 G. AMERiCANus. Ell. Leavcs ovate, acuminatc, sciratc; panicles axillary, on long peduncles. 

 Fw^g-o— New Jersey Tea. Red-root. 



Fl. Latter end of June, and after. Fr. mat. Last of September. 



Hab. Woodlands, borders of thickets, &c. common. 2 to 3 feet high: flowers white. 



M?sLlSsl!hffiKvTff^ bark of its roots; and may be useful, .3 



ivjarsnaii anu ftcnoept say it is, in g;onorrh=eas, and other cases where astr ngents are indicated It is sairi th^ 



fe'^'f 7h'/Frr ^l,r'^.'7.5?^%^^^'S^' ^""\e '^« American Revolution, as a substitute '^ the poscribed 

 Tea of the Eng ish East-fndia Company: which circumstance alone, judging from the seusib e cronertCs of 

 tlie plant, might be taken as pretty good evidence of their zeal in the caule ! properties oi 



92. CELASTRUS. Nutt. Gen. 231. 

 [A name borrowed from the ancient Greek writers.} 

 Cal. 5 lobed. Style thick, perforate. Caps. 3 valved; valves septiferous in the centre. Skeds semi-arillate 



C. scandens. Marshall. Unarmed; leaves oblong, and obovate, acuminate, serrate; racemes terminal 



Fu/g-o— Climbing Staff-tree. Wax-work. 



Fl. Beginning of June. Fr. mat. Beginning of September. 



Hab. Woodlands, and fence-rows; Bath, &c. frequent- 10 to 15 feet high: flowers greenish yellow. 



&P^tfn'^»' climbing, shrubby vine, though frequently to be met witi), of a small size, along feace^-OT, 

 «c. is nyw very rarely found i^roducing fruit, yr flowers. j h «' 



