460 Select Plants for Industrial Culture and 



Solanum cardiophyllum, Lindley. 



Central Mexico. A Potato- Solanum, with naturally large tubers, 



Solanum Commersonii, Dunal. 



La Plata- States, in rocky arid situations at a low level. Also a 

 Potato- Solanum. Great hopes are entertained of this species as a 

 new sort of potato. S. Ohrudi and S. collinum are varieties 

 according to Mr. Baker. 



Solanum Dulcamara, Linne. 



Europe, Northern Africa, Middle Asia, indigenous in Norway to 

 lat. 6632 y . A trailing' half-shrub, with deciduous leaves. The 

 stems are used in medicine, and contain two alkaloids : diilcamarin 

 and solanin. Concerning these ample information is given by 

 Husemami and Hilger in their large work ' ' Pnanzenstoff e 

 (1884). 



Solanum edule, Schumacher and Thonning. 



Guinea. The berry is of the size of an apple, yellow and edible. 

 Has borne well at Port Jackson, where the fruit is esteemed as a 

 culinary vegetable [Fred. Turner]. 



Solanum Gilo, Kaddi. 



Tropical America ; much cultivated there for the sake of its 

 large, spherical, orange-colored berries, which are edible. 



Solanum Guineense, Lamarck, 



Within the tropics of both hemispheres. The berries of this 

 shrub serve as a dye of various shades, particularly violet, for silk, 



Solanum indig oferum. St. Hilaire. 



Southern Brazil. A dye-shrub, deserving trial-culture. 



Solanum Jamesii, Torrey. 



Mountains of the South- Western States of North- America and 

 of Mexico. A potato-bearing species, with small tubers, which 

 however continued cultural care may improve. See Mr. J. G. 

 Baker's review of the tuber-bearing species of Solanum in the 

 Journal of the Linnean Society 1884. 



Solanum Lycopersicum, Linne.* (Lycopersicum esculentum, Miller.) 



The Tomato. South- America, particularly Peru. Annual. 

 Several varieties exist, differing in size, shape and color of the 

 berries. It is one of the most eligible plants with esculent fruits 

 for naturalization in desert-countries. As well-known, the tomato 

 is adapted for various culinary purposes. Bears well even in the 

 hot deserts of Central Australia [Rev. H. Kempe]. Seeds kept in 

 a dry and cool place will retain their vitality for about four years 



