NIGHTSHADE FAMILY. 



SOLANACE^. 

 Nightshade. Solanum Dulcamofra. 



Found in flower in June and July in moist grounds. 



The stalk, erect at first, branches and takes to climbing later ; it is 

 nearly smooth, and quite tough, with a strong, coarse odor ; green. 



The leaves, from 2 to 3 inches long, are somewhat variable in 

 shape, the lower ones being heart-shaped, while the upper ones are 

 deeply cut at the base into 2 long narrow lobes ; they taper at the tip, 

 and are on short foot-stems (about 1 inch long) ; coarse in texture ; 

 dark green. 



The 5-pointed star-shaped corolla is of a deep purple color, with a 

 yellow cone, made of 5 stamens, in the center ; the calyx is small, bell- 

 shaped and 5-notched ; brownish-green. The flowers, on short curving 

 foot-stems, hang in loosely branching clusters from the angles of the 

 leaves. 



The oval berry ripening, in August and September, is- bright red, 

 while those of the Deadly Nightshade are blue-black. Its coarse odor 

 betrays its kinship to the potato plant. 



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