Oedeb 94.— SOLANAOE^. 679 



8-lobed ; stamens 5, conBivent ; berry globous, inclosea ■within the in- 

 flated, 5-angled, colored calyx. — Herbs (rarely shrubs). Lvs. alternate 

 or unequally twin. Fls. solitary, nodding, extra-axillary. Pubescence 

 of flattened hairs. 



S Anthers yellow. Boot (always ?) perennial Nos. 1—8 



§ Anthers blue or violet-colored. Koot annual, (a) 



a Peduncles elongated. Fruit not Ailing the closed calyx Nos. 4 — 6 



a Peduncles very short. I'ruit filling the open calyx No. T 



1 P. viscdsa L. Pubescent, erect or decumbent; branches somewhat dichoto- 

 moua and angular ;-tos. solitary or in pairs, ovate, more or less cordate, repand- 

 toothed or entire ; fls. spotted or dark purple in the throat ; anth. yellow, 1 6r 2 

 often lorfger. — Dry fields and road-sides, Can. and U. S. Plant If high, often vis- 

 cid. Lvs. variable, twice as long (1 — 4') as the petioles ; when in pairs, one of 

 them is much smaller. Cor. twice as long as the calyx, greenish-yellow, the 5 

 spots often confluent. Fruit yellow or orange-colored, pleasant to the taste. 

 Jn., Jl. (P. Pennsylvanica L. P. tomentosa Walt. P. heterophylla Nees.) 



/?. NYOTAaruEA. Calyx hursute ; corolla not spotted. (P. nyctaginea Dun.) 



2 P. lanceolata Mx. (neo Dunal.) Decumbent, branching, hirsute or pubes- 

 cent (at first erect) ; hs. in pairs, unequal, elMptic-lanceolaie, tapering and acute oi 

 each end, petiolate, entire or repand-denticulate ; ped. filiform, scarcely as long as 

 the slender petiole : cor. spotted ; stam. yellow, equal ; cal. in fr. rounded and um- 

 bUieate at base. — 1- Dry soils. Car., Tenn., Ga. to La. Sts. 6 to 15' long, often 

 difftise. Lva. green, and with their petioles about 3' long, all twins except the 

 lowest. Fls. 6" long, yellow. Jn. — ^Aug. 



3 P. Alkek^ngi L. Steawbeert Tomato. St. subsimple, pubescent ; lvs. 

 deltoid-ovate, acuminate, repand; cor. not spotted; caL in fr. ovoid-globons, colored; 

 stam. yellow. — % Gardens. Plant less branched than other species, 1 to 2f high. 

 Lvs. 3 to 4' long, including the petiole, attenuated at base. Cor. yellow. Berry- 

 greenish yeUow or orange, inclosed in the reddened calyx. Fr. eaten raw or- 

 cooked. 



4 P. pubescens L. Much branched, pubescent or tomentous, viscid, at length de- 

 cumbent ; lvs. ovate or cordate, unequal at base, acute or subaouminate, dentate or 

 nearly entire ; ped. shorter than the petioles ; cor. spotted with dark brown in the 

 throat; anth. blue. — In damp places and shades, S. and W. States. Plant 9 to 

 18' high. Sts. angled and fiurowed. Lvs. 2 to 3' long, petioles 1', single on the 

 stem,, twin on the flowering branches. Cor. 6 to 8" long. (P. hirsuta Dun.) — 

 Among our specimens are some nearly smooth. 



5 P. anguldta L. Erect, often diffusely branched, glabrous ; lvs. ovate or oblong, 

 unequally dentate-serrate ; cor. spotless ; stam. blue ; cal. segm. triangular, subu- 

 late, as long as the tube, in fruit truncate at base and sharply 5-angled. — (D Sandy 

 soils, Ta to Fla. (Savannah, Pond), and westward. Lvs. on long, slender peti- 

 oles. Cor. less than 6" long. CaL in fruit longer than broad, or ovoid-conical. 



6 P. Linki^a Nees. Diffusely branched, glabrous; to. ovate-oblong, acuminate, 

 often long-pointed, sinuate-dentate, with subulate-pointed teeth, base attenuate to the 

 petiole ; cor. slightly spotted ; anth. violet ; cal. in fruits roundish-ovate, pointed. 

 — (D S. Car. and Ga. (Peay). A striking species, 2f or more in height. Sta 

 strongly angled. Lvs. 3 to 6' long, including the (1 to 2') petiole. Fr. cal 1' 

 diam. 



7 P. Philad^lphica Lam. Nearly glabrous, erect, branching, branches forked, 

 strict ; lvs. obliquely ovate, acuminate, angular-repand ; ped. much shorter them the 

 petioles ; cor. with spots and stripes in throat ; cal, fitted with the fruit and open 

 when mature ; anth. violet. — (D Dry banks of streams, Middle and W. States. Lva 

 acute at base, twice longer than the petioles. Ped. 2 to 3" long, pubescent 



6. AT'ROPA, L. Deadly Nightshade. (Name of one of the Three 

 Fates in Grecian mythology, whose office it was to cut the thread of 

 human life.) Calyx 5-parted ; corolla campanulate, limb 6-cleft, val- 

 vate-plicate in bud ; stamens 5, distant, included ; style subexserted '- 



