348 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. 



LXIX. SOLANACE.E. POTATO FAMILY. 

 428. SOLANUM, Linn. (NIGHTSHADE.) 



(1607.) S. trlflorum, Nu.it 



Around " badger " holes on the prairie, or where the sod has been 

 broken. In the vicinity of Fort Carlton and at the entrance to " badger " 

 holes westward to Edmonton. (Drummmd.') Yery common near 

 " badger " holes and along the railways throughout the prairie region. 

 (Macoun.} South of Wood Mountain, not uncommon over a great part 

 of the second and third prairie steppes. Ajiother form was observed 

 at the First Crossing of the Souris in low ground, 49th parallel. 

 (DawsonJ) Bather common on the Souris Plain, and westward to the 

 Blackfoot Crossing on Bow River. (<7. M. Macoun.) 



(1608.) S. nigrum, Linn. 



Common in damp shady situations, especially in low woods lately 

 burnt over. We seem to have two forms : one native which is low 

 and spreading, and a stouter form which is commonly in cultivated 

 grounds. Frequent in suitable localities from the Atlantic provinces 

 to the Eocky Mountains and perhaps beyond. 



(1609.) S. Dulcamara, Linn. Bittersweet. 



Near dwellings, around gardens and in fence corners. It is also 

 frequently found climbing over logs in low wet woods and in the 

 vicinity of small brooks far from dwellings. Completely naturalized 

 in Ontario and growing from seeds carried by birds. 



(1610.) S. rostratum, Dunal. 



S. heterandrum, Pursh Fl. L, 156. 



Spontaneous within the limits of the city of Ottawa for a number of 

 years. (Fletcher FL Ott.) 



(1611.) S. Carolinense, Linn. 



Sandy and waste grounds near Fort Erie at the foot of Lake Erie. 

 (David F. Day,) 



429. LYCOPERSICUM, Mill. (TOMATO.) 



(1612.) L. esculentum, Mill. Cherry-Tomato. 

 Frequently spontaneous in gardens. Throughout Ontario tomato 



