1680 



SOLAN UM 



more or less hairy: Ivs. ovate, sinuate or lobed, woolly 

 beneath, usually prickly: Hs. blue, 1 in. or less across, 

 triangular-lobed: berry globular, about % in. in diam., 

 smooth, yellow. Tropical India, and in China and the 

 Philippines. -Offered by Franceschi, S. Calif., who de- 

 scribes the fls. as white. Variable. 



15. T6rreyi, Gray. Strong pcioniiial herb, with close 

 grayish pubescence an.l -iii-ii,' . ,il, i.ii.ll.-: Ivs. 

 ovate, with subcordati' ..r ! ■' ' 7 -iiiuate 

 lobes, the mi<lrib priokl\ k i ■ r\nies, 



nodding, 2 in. across, |..i[ .;..j.i, |^..; I i..bed, 



hand.sonie: berry 1 in. m ili;uii., ^luLulai, ..muviili, yel- 

 low. Kans. to Tex. B.M. 64G1. 



16. pyractothum, .J acq. Small shrub, somewhat hairy, 

 thickly beset with ferocious orange spines: Ivs. long 

 and relatively narrow, pinnately irregularly lobed : fls. 

 blue, with radiating white ribs, deeply lobed, about 1 in. 

 across, drooping in small clusters: fr. globose, K in. or 

 less in diam. Trop. Atr. B.M. 2.547. P. S. 23:2411. 



EE. Fls. mainly wliite. 

 17 marginibtum Linn f Shrubb\ 3-5 ft tall white 



tomentose bearing many straight but not very Ijirge 

 bcordate shal 

 t ^c with an iiiegular 

 t tl sheldii gof the 

 1 if ( \ hence tl e name 

 ni le a 1 s white 

 1 1 e 1 in f fld clus 



kly yellow Trop Afr 



I rub 



lose or densely pubescent beneath, deeply several-lobed: 

 fls. large, about IH in* across, white, numerous: fr. 

 glabrous and shining, pale vellow. Probably South 

 American. R.H. 1865, p. 430; 1896, p. 237. -A very strik- 

 ing plant for subtroip- 

 ical gardening and eas- 

 ily raised from seed in 

 a single season ; lialf- 



2340. 



Solanum Pseudo-Capsicuin. the 

 Cherry (X K). 



2341. 

 Capsicastrum. 



%.) No. 9. 



rr H tbit of plant climbing, more or less woody, spine- 

 less [except Xo. Si). 

 D. Fls. small, 1% in. or less across. 

 jasminoides, Past. Potato Vive ffrnm the fls.). 

 til gieenhou.xe twining shrnli, r,;irl,ii,_- v,. viral ft. in 

 1 eight glabrous: Ivs. rath, i 'till, id, m-;., r ones lan- 

 ce late to lance-ovate and .n ' : II. ~ ,il alK.ut 



i nairow, ovate entire lit-. i an. I unitid 



into a cluster 3 in. or less l..(,,i; .n .1 .i.-in > li^-il.l.: Us. 

 about 1 in. across, star-shaped, white with tinge of blue; 

 pietty S. America. P.M. 8:5. B.R. 33:33. Gn. 43, 

 p 433 45, p. 162; 50, p. 19; 51, p. 3,58; 53, p. 28.-A 

 most useful deciduous climber for the coolhouse. and 

 much grown. Half-hardy, and useful for the open in 

 the "^outh. Will grow 10-20 ft. if given a cliaii.-.'. Vai-. 

 in:'andi!ldnim, Hort., has very large trusses of Hs. ami is 

 a robust grower; excellent. Gng. 1:259. Var. varie- 

 gitum, Hort., has variegated foliage. 



21. Seaforthianum, Andr. (S. aznreum, Hort. % S. 

 veniistum, Kunth). Beautiful slender climber or trailer. 

 4-1 n ft., iniiiutrly pubescent: Ivs. with 3 Ifts. (terminal 

 (.Tl. Ini-L-. t' .,r til. 'ippri- oTirs simple, the margin en- 

 ii'i '!. '■' .' i;.-; ■. ..Ill, ■ tN. many in long, droop- 

 Ill .1 I ; .H..II. II at the apex, the corolla 

 ni:i;,.' 'I I 1,1. Mi^ , lai slia|..-ii. u.suallv 1 in. or less 

 ail'.-.; iV. .....Ill, -lain.. lis, s.-ark-t. Brazil. B.M. 1982, 



5823. B,K, 12:;tL;;i, R.H, 1893, p. 177; 1897:424. -A very 

 beautiful plant for the coolhouse. Begins to bloom 

 when very young. 



DD. Fls. lllrrii', 3 in. nr ttwrr rirross. 



22. "W^ndlandii, ll....k, r. i .s', W.-,„ll,nHlii miii/iiifi- 

 cum, Hort.). Fig. li:!!-'. 'rall-.-linil.inu', L.'l:il.ri>us. with a 



G.C. in. 14 



.Jl, 311 



2339. Solanum Pseudo-Capsicum {X K). No, 8, 



19. '^arscewiczii,Weick {S. warscetviesioldes, Hort.). 

 Strong, erect plant, 3-4 ft., usually with a strong cen- 

 tral stem, densely rusty -tomentose and armed with 

 many short stout hooked or straight spines: Ivs. large, 

 the blade often more than 1 ft. long, rather soft, tomen- 



:1147. F.E. 



perhaps the 



Blooms in 



; "S. Wend- 



8:828. —A splendid greenhouse climber, 

 most showy of the cultivated Solanums 

 summer and fall. Ernest Brauntou writes 

 landii is a magnificent climber in 'liis .liniat.- (Lo- 

 Angeles), reaching .50 ft. or more anil 1ki\ iiiLr iiinl.. Is 1: 

 inches across. It is perhaps the sli..\\ i. ^i \iiii in Call 

 fornia when in bloom. It is .genei-all> lianly hiji, ul 

 though some winters nip and even kill the vine in thi 

 colder and lower parts of this city. Cut up an old vine 

 any kind of wood, stick the pieces in sand or light soil 



