138 
1098, S$. Venpasc#rorium. Dons. syst. 4. p. 415. S. pubescens. Rox. Flora. 
1. p. 564. Lour, Cochin China. 1. p. 128. Pluk. Alm. ¢. 316. f. 1. Jacq. Hort. 
Vind. 1. ¢. 13, ; 
Mullein---leaved Nightshade.—A shrub, with ovate oblong leaves, quite en- 
tire; tomentose and white beneath; flowers small white; in terminal corymbs, 
berry size of asmall cherry. 
The neighbourhood of Dharwar. (Dr. Lush.) Probably this is identical 
with an unarmed species in Deccan gardeus, having the habit and appeare 
ance of S. giganteum, (Dr. Gibson.) 
1029. S. Scannens. Don’s. syst. 4, p. 422. 
Stem herbaceous, twining; leaves cordate, ovate, soft beneath; flowers in 
terminal umbels; corolla rotate, with recurved segments; berry round size of 
a cherry; native of Surinam, intd. by N. 
1030. S. Gicanteum. Don’s. syst. 4. p. 430. S. farinosum. Wallich in 
Rox. Flora. Ind. 2. p, 255. Linn. Trans, 17. p. 47. Iacq. Icon, Rar. 2 ¢. 328. 
S. niveum. Vahls. Symbols 2. p. 41. and Thunbergh’s Flora Capensis. |. p. 
189. Bot. Mag. ¢. 1921. 
Cheena, or Chunna Jhar, of Mahableshwur. (Dr. Murray, in Bombay Med. 
Trans. 1. p. +6.) 
A middle sized shrub; branches armed with stout prickles; yellowish 
towards the point; their base thickly covered with a white tomentum, as is 
also the under side of the leaves, and young shoots; flowers numerous; in 
terminal corymbs; of a purplish violet colour. Berry size of a large pea, 
dark yellow orinclining to red, when ripe. 
Common on the table land of Mahableshwur; in flower and fruit all the 
year. Itisalso to be found on the hills about Parr.—Hurrychunderghur, 
(Dr. Gibson.) _ : 
It seeins to differ inno wise from the Cape of Good Hope plant, figured 
in Bot. Mag- and which Professor Nees joins. 
1031. S. Metoncena. Don’s. syst. 4. p. 432. Rox. Flora. 1. p. 566. Nila 
barudena. Rheed. Mal. 10. ¢. 74, Trongum hortense. Rumph. Amb. 5. ¢. 85. 
Pluk. Alm. t. 220. f. 3. Blackwell t. 449. 
For synonyms, see Professor Nees ab Esenbeck, in Linn. Trans, 17. p. 
48. He joins with it, andis followed by Don. Rheede’s Chunda. 2, ¢. 37. the S, 
undatum, of Lam. Ency. Meth. 4. p. 381. but the accuracy of this may be 
questioned. 
The Brinjal, or Egg Plant; Aubergine:--extensively cultivated forthe sake 
of its fruit. There are several varieties,as Doorlee Wangee---round Brinjal. 
Ban wangee---large common--- Yel wangee---sniall long white, a subvariety 
of which, is red striped. re 
Roxburgh considers the common large, long Brinjal a distinct species, 
and calls it S.longum.---Next to the potatoe perhaps, the several varicties 
of Brinjal, are the most useful of Indian vegetables. 
1032. S.Inpicum. Don’s. syst. 4. p. 433. S. violaceum? Don’s. syst. 4. p. 
437. Rox. Flora, 1. p. 570. Cheru, chunda. Rheed. Mal. 2, ¢. 36. Hamilton 
in Linn. Trans. 14. p, 264. Burm. Zey. ¢. 1u2. Ainslie. Mat. Ind. 2. p. - 27. 
Lour. Cochin China 1. p. 131. S. violaceum. Iacq. Frag. t. 133. fi I. 
Dill. Elth. ¢. 270. f. 349. Rumph. Amb. 6. ¢. 86, f. 1. 
A ramous shrub, with ovate, lobate, downy leaves, armed on both sides 
with sharp prickles.—Flowers in sub-cymose racemes; berry size of a large 
pea; when ripe, deep yellow.—Common in the Deccan, at Kandalla, Bom- 
bay, &c. i 
1033. S. Tritopatum. Don’s. syst. 4. p. 437. Rox. Flora. 1. p. 571. Linn. 
Trans, 17. p. 59, Burm. Ind. ¢. 22. 7. 2. Pluk. Phyt. ¢. 316. f. 5. 
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