THE BOTANY OF BERMUDA. 93 
Physalis angulata, Linn. Cow cherry; Balloon berry. 
Naturalized from United States; annual; a weed in cultivated ground. 
P. pubescens, Linn. Horse cherry. 
Naturalized annual, distinguishable from the above by the more oval 
form and bluish tint of the fruit; flowersin clusters. (Physalis hirsuta, 
Dun.) 
P. lanceolata, Michx. In Lane’s list. 
Naturalized perennial. 
Capsicum annuum, Linn. Guinea pepper; Chillies. 
C. frutescens, Linn. Spanish pepper. 
Both commonly grown in gardens. 
S. torvum, Sw., id. 
A weed. 
S. aculeatissimum, Jacq. Cockroach berry. 
Encouraged in waste places, notwithstanding its reputed very poison- 
ous qualities, for its beautiful scarlet fruit. 
S. nigrum, Linn. Nightshade. 
A weed. 
S: nodiflorum, Jacq. 
S. tuberosum, Linn. Irish potato. 
‘Certain potato roots sent from England” are mentioned in the year 
1613; ‘‘abundance of white, red, and yellow colored potatoes” are men- 
tioned by Smith in 1623. There seems no doubt, therefore, that this 
plant, introduced into England from Peru in 1597, found its way to the 
Somers Islands at a very early date, although it is not always easy to dis- 
tinguish it in the narratives from Batatas edulis, the Spanish or sweet 
potato. Itis nowa principal article of commerce. The exports in 1876 
reached 2,260 tons (33,099 barrels). 
S. ovigerum, Dun. Egg-plant. 
Cultivated in gardens. 
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S. [ycopersicum, Linn. Lycopersicum esculentum, Mill, id. Tomato. 
This plant has become a staple of cultivation in Bermuda since the 
emancipation of the slaves. The exports reached 672 tons in 1871, but 
fluctuate much with the seasons. 
