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* * Stems l-3 high (or prostrate) from a small root; Jlowers 

 small, light greenish-yellow; anthers commonly tinged with blue or 

 violet. 



P. pube'scens, Linn. COMMON HUSK or STRAWBERRY TOMATO, DWARF 

 CAPE GOOSEBERRY. Clammy-hairy or downy ; stems much spreading, 

 usually not rising over 1 ; leaves ovate or heart-shaped, angulate-toothed ; 

 corolla brown-spotted in the throat ; sharply 5-angled fruiting calyx loosely 

 inclosing the yellow or greenish, not glutinous, berry. Low ground, and 

 cult. 



P. angulata, Linn. Nearly glabrous, not viscid ; leaves sharply cut- 

 toothed ; peduncles slender ; very small corolla not spotted ; fruiting calyx 

 10-angled, loose, at length filled by the greenish-yellow berry. Pa., W. 

 and S. 



P. Philadelphica, Lam. Almost glabrous, erect ; leaves ovate or 

 oblong and oblique at base, slightly toothed or angled; corolla dark 

 colored in the throat, over V wide ; fruiting calyx globose, completely 

 filled by the large reddish or purple edible berry, and open at the mouth. 

 Pa., W. and S. 



P. Peruviana, Linn. (P. EDULIS). CAPE GOOSEBERRY. Strong plant, 

 l-3, with thick, soft, cordate-ovate, irregularly toothed or notched 

 fuzzy leaves; flower open bell shaped, the limb widely spreading and 

 light yellow, the throat blotched and veined with purple spots ; anthers 

 purple ; fruiting calyx 10-angled, inflated, inclosing a yellow, not gluti- 

 nous berry. Peru. 



5. NICANDRA, APPLE OF PEKU. (Named after the poet Nican- 

 der.) Only one species ; flowers summer. 



N. physaloldes, Gsertn. Tall smooth weed from Peru, sparingly wild 

 in moist waste grounds ; with ovate-angled or sinuate-toothed leaves, and 

 solitary peduncles, bearing a rather large, pale blue flower. 



6. ATROFA, BELLADONNA. (Named after one of the Fates.) 11 



A. Bel/addnna, Linn. Sparingly cult, from Eu. ; low and spreading, 

 nearly smooth, with ovate, entire, pointed leaves, flowers single or in 

 pairs nodding on lateral peduncles, dull-purple corolla, and handsome 

 purple berry ; whole plant poisonous, used in medicine. 



7. OESTRUM. (Greek; the derivation obscure.) Shrubs of warm 

 climates, chiefly American ; a few cult, in conservatories. 



C. e/egans, Schlecht. (HABROTHAMNUS ELEGANS). From Mexico ; has 

 the branches and lower face of the ovate-lanceolate or oblong pointed 

 leaves downy-pubescent, terminal corymbs, and rose-purple club-shaped 

 corollas less than 1' long. 



C. nocturnum, Linn. Smooth ovate leaves, and axillary clusters of 

 yellowish green slender flowers, very sweet-scented at night. S, Amer. 



C. P6rqui, L'Her. Chile ; has lanceolate smooth leaves very acute at 

 both ends, and a terminal panicle of crowded spikes or racemes of tubular 

 funnel-form or partly club-shaped dull-yellow flowers, fragrant at night. 



8. LYCIUM. (Named from the country of the original species, Lycia.) 

 Trailing, climbing, or low spreading shrubs, usually spiny, with small 

 leaves often clustered on lateral spurs, and small flowers, in spring and 

 summer. 



L. vulgare, Dunal. MATRIMONY VINE. From the Mediterranean region ; 

 planted, and sparingly running wild in some places ; slightly thorny, with 



