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2 Ij. Carolinian mil MX. Branches rigid, spiny, upright; Ivs. fleshy, club-shaped, 



clustered ; flowers small, 4-parted, purple. Salt marshes, S. 3f. 



12. DATURA, L. THORN APPLE. Calyx large, tubular, inflated, de- 

 ciduous, or spathe-form. Cor. funnel-form, limb plicate in bud, with 5 or 

 10 cuspidate angles. Sta. 5. Caps. 2-celled, 4-valved, cells 2-parted. (5)5 

 Coarse, foetid, poisonous, with large, often handsome flowers. Fig. 168. 



Calyx deciduous, its base persistent. Flowers suberect. (T)...(a) 



a Limb of the corolla 5-toothed. Pods erect Nos. 1 3 



a Limb of the corolla 10-toothed. Pods drooping Nos. 4, 5 



Calyx persistent, splitting and spathaceous. Flowers erect. (J) No. 6 



Calyx persistent, often splitting. Flowers pendulous. Tree-like Nos. 7 9 



1 I>. Stramonium L. Jimson Weed. Stem forked ; Ivs. large, ovate, with unequal 



sides and angular teeth ; corolla cream-white, 2' long. Waste grounds. 3f. 

 ft. Tdtula. Stem purple ; flowers bluish-white ; stem 3 4f. S. and W. 



2 D. QUERCIFOLIA. Leaves sinuate-pinnatifid ; flowers white, 5' broad. Mexico. 2f. 



3 D. FASTUOSA. Stem dark purple, with whitish, shining dots ; Ivs. lance-ovate ; cor, 



violet without, white within, single or double, 7' long. (T) Egypt. Splendid. 



4 D. METEL. Yillous-pubescent ; Ivs. ovate ; flowers white, 4' broad. Mexico. 3 4f. 



5 I>. METELOIDKS. Smoothieb, slender ; leaves ovate-oblong ; flowers pure white or 



tinged with blue, 5' broad. Very fine. From Mexico. 



6 I>. CERATOCAULA. Stem terete, thick, purple ; leaves lance-ovate ; corolla thrice 



longer (57') than the calyx, tube incurved, limb 10-toothed. Cuba. 



7 I>. ARBOREA. Leaves lance-ovate, downy; calyx spathaceous, entire; corolla 8 10' 



long, white, green-veined ; anthers distinct. Peru. Flowers often double. 



8 I>. SUAVEOLENS. Leaves OA'ate-oblong, entire; calyx 5-toothed; corolla 9 12' long, 



sweet-scented, white ; anthers cohering. Mexico. 



9 D. SANGUNEA, has flowers 8' long, limb red, tube yellow, with purple veins. Peru. 



13. NICOTIANA, Tourn. TOBACCO. Calyx urn-shaped, 5-toothed. 

 Cor. funnel-form, 5-lobed. Sta. 5. Caps. 2-celled, 2-4-valved. @ Coarse 

 narcotics, with large, entire leaves and terminal fls. Jn. Aug. Fig. 113. 



1 N. rusticaL. Viscid-pubescent; Ivs. petiolate, ovate ; corolla tube cylindric, lobes 



round-obtuse, greenish-yellow. Weed in N. Y., &c. 1 l^f. 



2 N. TABACUM. Virginia T. Viscid-pubescent; leaves lanceolate, sessile and decur- 



rent ; corolla tube inflated in throat, lobes acute, rose-color. 4 6f. 



3 N. LONGIFLORA. Branches spreading ; upper leaves sessile, cordate-lanceolate ; flow- 



ers racemed, white-purple-yellow, tube slender, 4'. Hardy South. 



14. OESTRUM, L. Calyx often colored, 5-cleft. Cor. tubular-funnel- 

 form, tube clavate, limb 5-cleft or 5-parted, plicate in bud. Sta. 5, included, 

 adnate to cor. below. Style 1. Berry few-seeded. J> S. American, with 

 entire leaves and brilliant flowers in clusters, fragrant. 



HABROTHAMNUS. Corolla clavate, red or purple, limb suberect Nos. 1, 2 



EUCESTRUM. Corolla club-funnel-form, yellow-orange, limb spreading... .Nos. 3, 4 



1 C. ELEGANS. Lvs. lance-ovate ; corolla purple, shining, 9"; calyx purple, 3". 5 6f. 



2 C. FASCICULATUM. Lvs. broad-ovate ; corolla scarlet, 9"; calyx reddened, 3". 5 6f. 



3 C. AURANTIACUM. Leaves lance-ovate ; corolla tube inflated, orange-colored, 5". 4f. 



4 C. PARQUI. Leaves narrow-lanceolate ; corolla dull yellow, G", tube terete. 



15. FABIANA IMBRICATA, Ruiz & Pav., is a fine little shrub resembling 

 a Tamarix, with small (6" long) ovate leaves covering the numerous branches, and small 

 Violet-white flowers, t Chili. 



