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POriLAU FLUUA. 



Coiollii between wliool-Hljiipod and bell-Hlmpcd, or very open and short funnol-sliaped, 

 witli nil almost entire bonier: iviitliers separate, shorter thin the filannMitH : 

 calyx enlarged and cncloiiin^ tlie berry. 

 f;.ilyx 5-lMbed,bi'coniih«a bladdery ba;,' around the (oatabU-) berry, {PhilAnliH) ( JKocND-rilKrmY. 

 Cilyx sparti'd, tliodiviHidiiHbecoJiiing lieart-nhapeii : l)t'rry dry, {.\i d ii(ni) 'Al'l'LE-oK Tkul'. 

 Corolla funnel -Mhapt'd, bell Hlmped, <»r tubular: HtanieuH Hcparati; : filanioiits hlender. 

 Calyx 5 parted, K-afy. 8|treudinj; : stamens curved or uiierpial. 



Corolla bell shapeil : stamens curved: fruit a blaek berry dlcadly jxilsonoUH), 



{Atvopu) •J)K.\i)i.v NicnrsnAKK. 

 Corolla funnel-shaited : stamens unequal: fruit a jhxI, (Pihhiia) •rKTl'NiA. 



Calyx 5-toothed or sdoln-d. 



8iirul)hy, with vinedike branches and narrow leaves: cundla fuiniel-Hliuied, 



Miiall : fruit a berry, {Li/rinw) *.M.\Ti{ni(»NV-\ ink. 



Herbs (annuals), uii]>lea.sant-scented, mostly larfje-flowcrcd. Fruit a pod. 



Cor».lla (dull and veiny) and stamens rutlur irrt';,'nlar : pod in tiie uni-sliaped 



calyx, opeiiiM;;at the top liy a lid ( Kii;. 465), (Hiii>.iii/«iiii-it) He.nuank. 



Condla perfectly regular, (,'enerally lonfj funnel-shajjed. 



Calyx 5-anglfd, loni,', fallim,' away after flowerinj^ : p<m1 larj^e and 

 prickly, 2-celled and becoming 4-celled, ^valveil. (Klowor, Fi;;. 

 ^77> 45'''. {Dufih-a) HTU.VMo.Mi.M. 



Calyx not anijled, remaining around the smooth pod, which opens by 



several slits at the top, (NU'otiana) *ToUA(vo. 



The only genus which needs to have the sj'ecies enumerated is the 



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Nightshade. Solamtm. 

 * Anthers blunt: jilants not prickly. 



1. Common Nir.HTfiHADK. A very common low, much-branched, homely weed, in damp or shady 



grounds; root annual ; leaves ovate, wavy-toothed: flowers very small, white) berries l)iaik, 

 small, said to be iioisonous, .S'. tiiijntm, 



2. IJii'TKit.sWKKT N. Stem rather shrubby, climbing ; leaves ovate and heart-shaped, some of then» 



halb»'i(l-shai)ed or with an ear-like lobe at the base on one or both sides ; flowers blue-purplf, 

 in small cymes ; berries bright red. Around dwellings, itc. (The flowers are represented in 

 Fig. 182, as well as Fig. 463.) S. JJitlcinnitra. 



3. Jkui'sai.KM ClIKUliY N. A low tree-shai)ed shrub, with lance-oblong and smooth entire leaves. 



scatiered ami small white Uuweis, succeeded by large bright red berries like cherries. Cnlti- 

 vated in houses, itc. S. Paemhi-Cnitr.ivitvi, 



4. Potato ok Tihkuois N. Shoots under ground bearing tubers (Fig. Co); leaves interruptedly 



jiiniiate; tiie leaflets very uneiiual, some of them minute; corolla only 5-angled (Fi-;. 183), 

 white or blue. Cultivated. S. tulnrdsum. 



* * Anthers long atid taper-pointed : stems and leaves prickly. 



5. Eog-Plant N. he ives ovate, w.ivy or somewhat lobed, downy ; berrj' oblong, purple or whit'sh, 



from the size of an egg to that of a melon, eatabl j when cooked. Cult. <S'. McJi iviina. 



6. Hohhk-Nkttle N. Leaves ovate or oblong, wavy or angled, hoary-hairy; corolla bluish ; berry 



yellow. A weed, S. <S'. Caruline'iise. 



