ORDER 94. SOLAN ACE-<E. 579 



5-lobed ; stamens 5, connivent ; berry globous, inclosed within the in- 

 flated, 5-angled, colored calyx. Herbs (rarely shrubs). Lvs. alternate 

 or unequally twin. Fls. solitary, nodding, extra-axillary. Pubescence 

 of flattened hairs. 



Anthers yellow. Koot (always ?) perennial Nos. 13 



Anthers blue or violet-colored. Koot annual, (a) 



a Peduncles elonsated. Fruit not filling the closed calyx Nos. 46 



a Peduncles very short Fruit filling the open calyx No. 7 



1 P. viscosa L. Pubescent, erect or decumbent; branches somewhat dichoto- 

 inous and angular; Ivs. solitary or in pairs, ovate, more or less cordate, repand- 

 toothed or entire ; fls. spotted or dark purple in the throat ; anth. yellow. 1 or 2 

 often longer. Dry fields and road-sides, Can. and U. S. Plant If high, often vis- 

 cid. Lvs. variable, twice as long (1 4') as the petioles ; when in pairs, one of 

 them is much smaller. Cor. twice as long as the calyx, greenish-yellow, the 5 

 spots often confluent. Fruit yellow or orange-colored, pleasant to the taste. 

 Jn., Jl. (P. Pennsylvanica L. P. tomentosa Walt. P. heterophylla Nees.) 



(3. NYCTAGINEA. Calyx hirsute ; corolla not spotted. (P. nyctaginea Dun.) 



2 P. lanceolata MX. (nee DunaL) Decumbent, branching, hirsute or pubes- 

 cent (at first erect) ; Ivs. in pairs, unequal, elliptic-lanceolate, tapering and acute at 

 eactt end, petiolate, entire or repand-denticulate ; ped. filiform, scarcely as long as 

 the slender petiole ; cor. spotted; stam. yellow, equal ; caL in fr. rounded and um- 

 bilicate at base. f 4- Dry soils, Car., Tenn., Ga. to La. Sts. 6 to 15' long, often 

 diffuse. Lvs. green, and with their petioles about 3' long, all twins except the 

 lowest. Fls. 6" long, yellow. Jn. Aug. 



3 P. Alkekengi L. STRAWBERRY TOMATO. St. subsirople. pubescent ; Ivs. 

 deltoid-ovate, acuminate, repand; cor. not spotted; cal. in fr. ovoid-globous. colored: 

 stam. yellow. % Gardens. Plant less branched than other species, 1 to 2f high. 

 Lvs. 3 to 4' long, including the petiole, attenuated at base. Cor. yellow. Berry 

 greenish yellow or orange, inclosed in the reddened calyx. Fr. eaten raw or 

 cooked. 



4 P. pubeacens L. Much branched, pubescent or tomentous, viscid, at length de- 

 cumbent ; Ivs. ovate or cordate, unequal at base, acute or subacuminate, dentate or 

 nearly entire ; ped. shorter than the petioles ; cor. spotted with dark brown in the 

 throat ; anth. blue. In damp places and shades, S. and ~W. States. Plant 9 to 

 18' high. Sts. angled and furrowed. Lvs. 2 to 3' long, petioles 1', single on the 

 stem, twin on the flowering branches. Cor. 6 to 8" long. (P. hirsuta Dun.) 

 Among our specimens are some nearly smooth. 



5 P. angulata L. Erect, often diffusely branched, glabrous : Ivs. ovate or oblong, 

 unequally dentate-serrate ; cor. spotless ; stam. blue ; cal. segm. triangular, subu- 

 late, as long as the tube, in fruit truncate at base and sharply 5-angled. (1) Sandy 

 soils, Va. to Fla. (Savannah, Pond), and westward. Lvs. on long, slender peti- 

 oles. Cor. less than 6" long. Cal. in fruit longer than broad, or ovoid-conical. 



6 P. Linkiana Xees. Diffusely branched, glabrous ; Ivs. ovate-oblong, acuminate, 

 often long-pointed, sinuate-dentate, with subulate-pointed teeth, base attenuate to the 

 petiole; cor. slightly spotted ; anth. violet; cal. in fruits roundish-ovate, pointed. 

 S. Car. and Ga. (Feay). A striking species, 2f or more in height. Sts. 

 stroagly angled. Lvs. 3 to 6' long, including the (1 to 2 ) petiole. Fr. cal. 1' 

 diam. 



7 P. Philadelphia Lam. Nearly glabrous, erect, branching, branches forked, 

 strict ; Ivs. obliquely ovate, acuminate, angular-repand ; ped. much shorter than the 

 petioles ; cor. with spots and stripes in throat ; cal. filled with the fruit and open 

 when mature ; anth. violet. (T) Dry banks of streams, Middle and W. States. Lvs. 

 acute at base, twice longer than the petioles. Ped. 2 to 3" long, pubescent. 



6. AT'ROPA, L. DEADLY NIGHTSHADE. (Name of one of the Three 

 Fates in Grecian mythology, whose office it was to cut the thread of 

 human life.) Calyx 5-parted ; corolla campanulate, limb 5-cleft, val- 

 vate-plicate in bud ; stamens 5, distant, included ; style subexserted 



