Sslannm: PfcNTTANDRIA HONOGTN7A. S4J 



very seriously from the narcotic effects resulting from an incautiou* 



use of it.— N. W. 



. f . S. decemdentatum, R. 



.Annual, erect, ramoits, liairy. Leases in pairs, or solitary with 

 a bianchlet, o\ate- Peduncles axillary, from two to six together, 

 cne-flowered. Calyx ten-!oothed. 



A native of China ; from thence introduced into the botanic gar- 

 den at Cacutta, where it blossoms and ripens its berries most part* 

 of the year. li has the habit of a robust, pubescent variety of So- 

 lanum nigrum. 



Stems annual, nearly erect, with alternate, flexuose, pubescent, 

 round branches and branchlets ; general height two or three feet. — - 

 Leaves in pairs or single, and accompanied with a branchlet, petio- 

 led, ovate-oblong, somewhat acute, villous. — Peduncles axillary, from 

 two to six together, one-flowered, drooping when in blossom. — Calyx 

 ten-toothed, pubescent. — Berries the size of a pea, smooth, bright 

 red, when ripe 



Obs. by N. W. 

 I have found this plant or one exceedingly like it at Singapore, 

 in flower and fruit in September. It differs only in being a little 

 hairy, and comes near to S. Rumphii, Dunal, which is tlalicacabus 

 indicus minor niger. Rumph. amb. vi. 61. t. 26. f. 1. — N. W. 



6. S. spirale, R. 



Shrubby, void of pubescence. Leaves paired, lanceolar, entire. 

 Racemes lateral, the unexpanded part spiiahy revolute. Segments 

 of the calyx glandular. 



Bugua is the vernacular name in Sz'lhet, where it is indigenous, 

 and in flower and fruit at various times of the year. Though rather 

 foetid it is an ornamental species on account of its smooth, deep greert 

 leaves ; spiral racemes of pretty white flowers ; and numerous staallj 

 Found, yellow berries. 



