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NIGHTSHADE FAMILY. - 261 
Plant of a greyish aspect, viscid-pub2scent and somewhat fetid. . Root ann 
4 feet ene. panes, often straggling or procumbent a te support 
ed. Flowers in 
naked lateral rac Sites isters ; common peduncle 1-2 inches long, dichotomously ‘vid. 
ed, the ety divisions hese to the pedicels of the flowers. tl yas 5-10, 
linear-lanceolat ite, ie Pe. Corolla yellow, pubescent, the lobes 5— ay lanceolate, spreading, 
fad ae ering, ac minate, with the points recurved. Berries large (1-3 or 4 inches or 
cana meter), Bobtes or flatly depressed and orbicular, Shel. ‘remark ably torose or 
distorted ao eis re agaewer abe red ich reddish ©: ce ss seem matu 
Gar ted. Nat of Spanish Fil, Jun li - August. Fr. 
Au oa oie. 
Obs. This is cultivated for its succulent acid. fruit—whie eh; as asauce, 
is considered very healthful, cao ee of late years, become a favorite 
nd almost universal dish, in its Numerous a variation’ are found i 
uit v: 
mato,” robably L. c also, varies in ge 
and hivs potty hybridized with: the he oninarily cultivated species. 
produce the intermediate forms that often met with. 
2. SOLA’NUM, L. Nieursuape anp Porarto. 
{A name of obscure and uncertain meaning.] 
- Calyx 5-10-parted, persistent. Corolla rotate or spictag yerei7 
tube short ; limb plicate, mostly es Stamens mostly 5, i 
ed ; ivent, opening at 
apex by 2 pores. Berry 2- (rarely 5 - celled. Leaves various ; 
gia in cymose clusters—on mostly lateral and extra-axillary pedun- 
* Anthers blunt ; ae not prickly. 
1. S. ni’grum, L. Stem herbaceous, angular, branched, scabrous on 
the angles ; leaves ovate, obscurely Sievessideetate flowers subumbel- 
late ; fruit globose, black. 
Brack LANUM. Nightshade. 
fe Mon Morelle noire oire. Germ. Der schwarze Nachtschatten. Spat: Yer- 
guatal. Stem 1-2 fct hich, much branched, la os wheel eae 
2B nee ig ; petioles abo ete fering Tekh tant hove hota tewfowenel, oe 
Waste places, a t gardens and dwellings. Native of Europe. FI. July. Fr. ‘Sept. ue 
- Obs. A homely, worthless, and even deleterious hae —which ought to 
fie tatehally expaltad from m the vicinity of all dwe 
2. S. Dulcama’ra, L. Somewhat shrubby eg aosbine leaves cor. 
he ib ones often hastate or with 2 ear-like lobes at base ; 
flowers in cymes; fruit oval, red. : 
