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i. riiys'alls. Calyx 5-cleft, enlarging after flowering, becoming at 

 length much inflated^ and enclosing flie berry. Corolla between 

 wheel-shaped andfunnel-form. Anthers separate, o^enlngleagth- 

 wise. Plant clammy-puhescent. 



3. Nlcnn'dra. Calyx 5-parte(J, 5-angled, the divisions rather arrow- 



shapedt enlarged and bladder-like in fruit, enclosing the 3-5- 

 eelled globular dry berry. A smooth herb, 2-3 feet high, with pale 

 blue flowers. 



4. Ly'clam. Corolla funnel-form or tubular. Fruit a small berry, the 



calyx persistent but not inflated. A shrubby plant with long 

 drooping branches and greenish-purple flowers on slender ped- 

 uncles fascicled in the axils. 



5. Hyoscy'amns. £Ymt apod, the top coming off like a lid. Calyxurn- 



shaped, 5-lobed, persistent. Corolla funnel-form, oblique, the limb 

 5-lobed, dull-coloured and veiny. Plant clammy-pubescent. 



6. Datu'ra. Fruit a large prickly naked pod. Calyx long, ^-angled, 



not persistent. Corolla very large, funnel-form, strongly plaited 

 in the bud, with 5 pointed lobes. Stigma 2-lipped. Rank-scented 

 weeds, with the showy flowers in the forks of the branching stems. 



7. Nlcotia'na. Fruit apotZ, enclosed in the calyx. Calyx tubular-bell- 



shaped, 5-cleft. Corolla dull greenish-yellow, funnel-form, plaited 

 in the bud. Leaves large. Flowers racemed or panicled. 



1. sOLA'NinH, Toum. Nightshade. 



1. S. Duleama'ra, L. (Bittersweet.) Stem somewhat 

 shrubby and dimhing. Leaves ovate and heart-shaped, the 

 upper halberd-shaped, or with 2 ear-like lobea at the base. 

 Flowers violet-purple, in small cymes. Berries red. — Near 

 dwellings and in moist grounds. 



2. S. nigTFUm, L. (Common Nightshade.) Stem low and 

 spreading, branched. Leaves ovate, wavy-toothed. Flowers 

 small, white, drooping in umbel-like lateral clusters. Berries 

 black: — Fields and damp grounds. 



• 3. S. rostra'tum, Dunal, is a prickly herb with large yel- 

 low flowers and sharp anthers. — Ottawa. 



2. PHIS' AUS, L. Grodhd Cheeky. 



1. P. Viseo'sa, L. {P. Virginiana, Mill, in Maooun's 

 Catalogue.) Corolla greenish-yellow, brownish in the centre. 

 Anthers yellow. Leaves ovate or heart-shaped, mostly 

 toothed. Berry orange, sticky. — Sandy soil. 



