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THE FLORA. 



Order XCIV. SOLANACE^. Nightshades. 



Mg, 611. A flower of Bitter-flweet {Solanzwi Dulcamara). 2. Cross-section of the 

 berry. 8. A. seed cut open, showing the long, curved emhryo. .Fiff, 614. Flower of Petunia. 



Plants herbaceous or shrubby, with alternate lea/oes; and with 



flower-stalks often, opposite to the leaves ; and the 



pedicels without bracts ; calyx generally persistent, 5-lobed ; 



corolla 5-lobed, mostly regular, yalvate and plaited in the bud ; 



(nary free, 2-celled (rarely 3 or 4-ceUed), many-seeded ; 



style and stigma single ; fruit a capsule or berry, with many seeds ; 



embryo curved, lying in fleshy albumen. 



Analysis of the Genera. 



% Corolla wheel-shaped, the tube very short. Anthers convergent. . . .a 



§ Corolla bell-shaped, the broad tube including the erect anthers b 



§ Corolla funuel-form, tube long, and — (2) 



2 The limb somewhat irregular; . . .o 



2 The limb perfectly regular 3 



3 Stamens exserted d 



3 Stamens included . . . . e 

 a Anthers connate, opening by slits. Berry lobed. Tomato. Ltoospek'siottm:. 

 a Anthers connivent, opening by pores. Berry round. Potato. Sola'num. 1 



a Anthers connivent, opening by pores. Pod angular. Pepper. Cap'sioW. 



b Corolla bluish. Berry dry, enveloped in the calyx. Apple Peru. Nioak'dka. 



b Corolla yellowish. Berry fleshy, inclosed in the calyx. 



Ground CJierry. Phys'alts. 



b Corolla purplish. Berry black, in the open calyx. Belladonna. At'eopa. 

 o Stamens exserted, declining. Capsule opening by a lid. Henbane. Htosoy'amus. 

 c Stamens included, unequal. Capsule opening by valves. Petunia. Petd'ota. 



