LTCiaM 



often slender and sarmentose stems and with alternate 

 or tascieled, short-petioled, entire Ivs. ; the whitish violet 

 or purple fls. are funnelform and appear in axillary clus- 

 ters or solitary, and are followed by usually very decora- 

 tive berries of scarlet or red, rarely yellow or black. 

 Most of the species are tender, but L. halimifoliioii, L. 

 CIiiin-nsi',anda,lsoZ.TurcomaHicii)ii&iidL.JUutlu'>iiciim 

 are hardy North. The two first named are especially 

 attractive in fall, when the long and slender branches 

 are loaded with scarlet or bright red frs., which contrast 

 well with the green foliage. The leaves remain fresh 

 and unchanged in color until they drop, after severe 

 frost. The species are well adapted for covering walls, 

 fences, arbors and other trellis work, but are, perhaps, 

 most beautiful when the branches are pendent from 

 rocks or from the top of walls. They are also used some- 

 times for hedges, and for warmer regions especially 

 L. Afrum may be recommended. It is much used in 

 S. Africa for this purpose under tha name of Cafflr 

 Thorn. The Box Thorns grow in almost any soil that is 

 not too moist. They should not be planted near flower 

 beds or similar places, where the suckers are apt to be- 

 come troublesome. Prop, readily by hai-dwood cuttings 

 or suckers; also by layers and seeds. About 70 species 

 distributed through the temperate ainl - iiKi i "i i. :il n-- 

 gions of both hemispheres. Lvs. ui- ' ' : ill, 



often lleshv: Hs. axillarv, solitary .u .Ixx 



DroUatuiiDi iM.iMi, ^Mui uMi- 

 mostly J: u. rt bt.-ii>, with 



LYCOPERSICUM 



957 



■toothed ; 



Lvs. 

 halimifblium, Mill. (L. 



olla 5-lobed, dull purplish. 

 •ilg&re. Dun. L. fldccidun 



Koch ) . Shrub, with long and slender, spiny or unarmed 

 branches, recurving or sarmentose, glabrous: Ivs.cune- 

 ate, narrow, oblong-lanceolate, acute or obtuse, grayish 

 green, 13'2-2 in. long: fls. 1— i, long-pedicelled; corolla 

 }4 in. across, limb about as long as tube; filaments hir- 

 sute at the base: fr. oval, orange-red or sometimes yel- 

 low, to K in. long. May-Sept. ChinatoS. E.Eu. Gn.31, 

 p. 334 and 34, p. 63. B.B. 3 : 138. - This species and also 

 the following are often confounded with i. J^i(ro;j(f»m 

 and L. Barbarnm, which are chiefly distinguished by 

 the filaments being glabrous at the base, by the longer 

 tube aud by the narrower and smaller lvs. They are not 



1335. Upright Tomato, Lycope 



hardy North and are rare in cultivation, while L. halhni- 

 folium and the following are hardy. 



Chinfinse, Mill. Similar to the former, of more vigorous 

 growth: branches to 12 ft. long: lvs. ovate to lanceolate, 

 bright green, i;.,-3 in.: fls. somewhat larger: fr. scarlet 

 or bright orange-red, ovate to oblong, sometimes almost 

 lin. long. June-Sept. China. G.F. 4:102. — The larger 

 fruited form is some- 

 times distinguished 

 as var. inegistoc4r- 

 pum, Hort. (var. ma- 

 crocdrptim, Hort). 

 AA. Lvs. small, % 

 in. long or shorter. 



Chilfinse, Bert 

 Shrub, with slender, 

 often procumbent 

 and mostly spineless 

 branches: Ivs. cune- 

 ate at base, oblong, 

 glandular - pubescent 

 on both sides, grayish 

 green, J-s-Ji in. long: ^~^ 

 Hs. usually solitary; .^S^^ 



pedicels longer than O 



the 5-lobed, whitish 

 pubescent calyx; co- 

 rolla about Jain, long, 

 pubescent and yel- 

 lowish outside, limb 

 5-lobed, purplish 

 within, about as long 

 as tube: fr, orange- 

 red. July-Oct. Chile. 

 — The grayish color 

 and glandular pubes- 

 cence gives the foli- 

 age a frosted appear- 

 ance. Int. 1900 by 

 Franceschi, Santa 

 Barbara, Calif. 



Eichii, Gray. Shrub, with slender spiny branches: 

 lvs. short-petloled, cuueate, obovate, obtuse, glabrous 

 or minutely puberulous when young, about i4 in. long: 

 fls. usually 2-3 ; calyx as long as pedicels, with elongated 

 teeth ; corolla K in. long, tube longer than 4-lobed limb : 

 fr. globular, bright red, Min. across. May-Sept. S.Calif. 



Wrridum, Thunb. Erect, spiny, much-branched shrub, 

 to 3 ft., glabrous : lvs. sessile, spatulate, glabrous, 

 about J4 in. long : fls. short-pedicelled, small, whitish, 

 with rather slender tube and 3-4-lobed limb. S. Afr.— 

 As I have seen no specimens of the plant iu trade under 

 this name, I am not sure whether it is the true L. horri- 

 diim of Thunberg described above, or perhaps L. Afrum, 

 which is much used in S. Africa for hedges; the latter 

 is easily distinguished by its large purple fls. 



L. Afrum. Unn. Upright, rigid, M'^'^^ '>- Hi -ii'it'il'i''"'. 



small: tis. solitarv, tubular, with s)i," ' i ■ ' ;! i '■' i.il' 



N. and S. Afr. B.R. 5:3H. S.B.F<. I' . / 

 Linn. Spiny or unarmed slender > 1 1 1 



fnlium: Ils.3-6: tubeinsiaeaiidtil.nii. ' :,.i ,i 



longer than limh. N. Afr — L, /'... , , : I i 1, .\l.-<lilpr- 



raneuni, Dnn.). Spiny shriiti, will: . i t ' rljcs: lvs. 



spatul.ite, thickish: fls. sticrt i„, ■ h,l,.r tuto 



mur-hlongerthanlimb. M.i.liti I II : / -/..s.HBK. 

 = Ioehroma fiiiOisini(li-s — /, ..m-:;., i' i ! i ' ■ niliifolium. 



Dipp.). Allieil ti-i 1, C'l-iii I ■ I n l r oblong, 



large, withoi-ini-;i ■■ij,' ■ / ,■■' "i :! -: :;, spreading 



shnib, to 3 ft : i ■ lis. pedi- 



ce]Ied,pale ^'f' I . ! u long; fr. 



globular, briflit 111 \i ■ i-i, i • i.F. 1:341. 



Mm-r. Upright spiny shrnli: IvsJn . ■ ' ■ |' -umL 



with rather long tube: fr. globular, l, / / 



Turez. Slender spiny shnib, alli'-'l i' — i 



fls.smaller.tuhemore slender and 111,-. I i. ^ n I im- 



Stan, N. China.- i. SHi-y;<-.6os»,«. In,,,, .i„i..l n. L. I,..:,,,,! 

 folium, dwarfer, more erect, less 

 bose, small. S. Europe. 



LYCOPfiKSICUM ( wolf peach ; probably an allusion to 

 its inferiority as compared with the peach | . Solandcea. 

 Tomato. Perhaps nearly a dozen herbs of the western 

 side of S. America, two of which are in common cultiva- 



1336. Leaves of Tomatoes. 



Li/copersicum esculentuni, var. 

 sjrandifoliuvi. 

 •ar. vulgarc; 3, cross of the two. 



