SOLAN U.^I 



80LANUM 



1679 



■t ana 

 '\\y or 



Statc^ fr'ini (Tuatemala in 188- liy (ius;tav Ei;>oii. A full 

 rrvii.'\v of tlu" history aiul botain' was iiiailt' in ('itniri] 

 Ekv- Bull. :>7 (181tl). The fruit "is arunjati.-, tmUrr and 

 juicy, and in taste suggests an acid eg^-'phuit. In a 

 drawer or box, the fruit may It kept till niidwinrcr. In 

 the North the seasons an' too slhjrt t" allow tlio fruit to 

 mature in the open, uulrss the [daiils aro starh-d vt-vy 

 early. The Fepino is proin-rly a coohscason plant, ami 

 when grown in pots in a coul or iuteiancdiatr liousi- will 

 set its fruits freely. It is n^adily i)ro[)agatrd Uy moiins 

 of cuttings of the growing shoots. The plant will with- 

 stand a little frost. 



G. Melong^na, Linn. (5. li)si)))iiii' , Linn.l. l-^ri. 

 nuich-hraiichf I horli <>i- sulishrah, '2-'.\ ft. tall, \v<i 

 scurfy, spiny: h s. lar^e and heavy, ovate or (. 

 ovate, beeouiiug nearh" t^labrous al.)eive but remaining 

 densely tomentose hfneath, shallowly sinuatedol. 

 tis. hirge, mostly in clusters, the calyx woolly and oftei 

 spiny, the spreading, ilei-ply Inlied. purplish corolla 1 in 

 or more across: fr. a large berry. Intlia. 



Var. esciilentum, Nees ( S'. f',svw^/f' / m 1 s' '/ 

 Dun.). C'"_MMox Ki.;<;pLANr. (tCI\e\ "> i \s i -Vieii 

 .,i[NF:. Figs. 750-75;.!, 8^0, Vol. 11 

 largt-- fruits, which are usually obi 

 shape in form, and purple, white 

 ditfers from the wikl plant in 

 mostly solitary Hs., and much 

 kirger and more variable fruits. 

 There arc two wfli-marked sn'i- 

 varieties: var. serpentinum, 

 Bailey {S. ^erp'HiDnmn , Desf.). 

 8\AKE EGCiPLAXT. Fr. greatly 

 elongated and curled at the end. 



Var. depressum, Bailey. DwAKF 

 Purple E<.n-^PLANT. Fit;. 754. 

 Plaut low and dilfuse, many of 

 the branches finally resting on 

 the ground, usually dark -col- 

 ored, nearly glabrous ;ind al- 

 ways spiny: Ivs. small and rela- 

 tively thin, less h.»l>ed : Us. 

 small and longer-stalked : fr. 

 purple, pyriform. See J^ng- 

 plaut. 



AAA. .S'/)''"'i.v grown irl/ojhi for 



vnmnund or r ttrto^U ij . 



E. For file- fniit tiloiie. 

 7. integrilolium, Poir. ( .S. 

 Ttxainnii. Diuial. .S. vocvio- 

 eiim. Hurt.). Chinese Scarlet 

 E(vGPLANT. Ornamental Egg- 

 plant. Ethiopian Eggplant. 

 Fig. 2338. Coarse, busliy herb, 

 3 ft. tall, scnrfy-toniento.se, 

 armed with strong hooked 

 spines: Ivs. much like those of 



the eggplant but the lobes A 



sharper, spiny on the midrib 



and petiole: fls. small, -B-hite, in clusters of 2-(;: fr. 1-2 

 in. across, mostly flattened on the ends but sometimes 

 nearly globular in outline, prominently lobed, bright 

 scarlet or yellow. Probably African.— An old-time gar- 

 den plant, 'but little grown. Annual. 



a form with strorigl\' veined undulalt.^ Ivs. and pointed 

 o r a 1 1 ge - e o I o r c d fruits. 



'.I. Capsicastrum, Link. Fig. 2311. Resembles the last, 

 !mt the idatd atlaijts only aliout half the size : Ivs. nmch 

 shorter, o\-ate-lance(dal(.^ to olilong-lanceolate, s<'ar(Mdy 

 umlid.ile, siil"ipiiosit(- and one snudlertlian the otli<'r: 

 Ms. white, ill slinrt r:u-emes; fr. ' -^ in. or less in diaiii., 

 oranf;e-red or seailet. lirazil. F.fS. 12 : 12-12. - Freipiiiit 

 greenhouse and window [ilalU. Var. variegatum, liort., 

 has variegated Ivs. 



111. H^ndersoni.Hort. A'ei-y like S. Px, ii,lo^Cajru,-,n„ , 

 but the white tis. very nune-ions, and llie fr. oxoid or 

 (dive-foi-m. orange-red. A liorrirultiiral form . jM-rhaiis 

 ;i hxl.rid. .^Ko known as ,S'. hijbridni,, JI, ,i<l,rsoii i . 



11. Kautonnetii, Carr. (Vari- 

 ouslv S|iellr.l S. Ji'oiilniniri. Ji'oii- 

 tonelii, L'oiil.Hiiii, i-tc.) Kreet, 

 liushy plant, growing ?,-:, ft. tall, 

 glaln'ous : Ivs. lance-ovate, en- 

 tire, alternate : lis. large, violet- 

 1 In 2-'J tjgithel in tin axiN: 

 ti 1 m 01 1( ss m 

 dl im led \ ery t rn- 

 tal diooping. 

 u\y iiid Argen- 

 E H 18'')9 p. 



For foliii'ji- or floicera (Xof:. S to 11 oho for friiil). 

 Haliit t-rfrt. tlio ]i!niil either l,e rhoee,,ii x or iree,?//. 



t ! 



lOi, 



Ir 



D. Plont ivUlioot xptiies. oloxttij ailh 



e. Li:s. entire or very tiearlii so. 

 8. Psetldo-Cipsicum, Linn. Jeru.salem Cherry. Figs. 

 2.339, 2340. Small shrub, reaching 3-4 ft., but usually 

 grown as smaller specimens in pots, glabrous, ereri: 

 Ivs. lance-oblong to oblanceolate, mostly obtuse, entire 

 or somewhat wavy, shining green, strongly penniveined : 

 fls. few or solitary in lateral clusters, small, white, the 

 corolla 5-parted: fr. globular, M-Ji in. in diam., scarlet 

 or yellow. Tropics, probably native to Old World. -An 

 old-fashioned plant, often seen in window -gardens, 

 grown for its showv berry-like fruits, which persist a 

 long time. Var. nknum, 'Hort., is a dwarf, compact 

 form. Var Weatherilli, Hort., Weatherill's Hybrid, is 



2338. Solanum integrlfolium (Xje). 

 species grown for its ornamental fruit. 



135.-7?. mhticum, N. E. Br., is probably the same. i;t. 

 4.3:1401. An excellent plant for blooming in the open iu 

 summer. Easily prop, by means of cuttings. 



12. umbelliferum, Eschsch. Perennial, shrubby at the 

 base, hoary-pubescent or sometimes almost glabrous: 

 Ivs. obovat'e-oblong, varying from obtuse to acute: rts. 

 violet-blue (or sometimes whito), in umbel-like clusters, 

 '^.'i in. across, showy and fragrant. Calif. Variable. — N. 

 umbeltatdio, recently offered, is very likely this specJe^. 



EE. Lrx. proniiiieutt If ]"J'ed, 



13. aviculare, Forst. iS. lnviniotKin, Ait.). Strong, 

 erect herb or subshrub, 4-0 ft., glabrous: Ivs. large. 

 piniKitilid into long nearly linear or hmceohite acute 

 lobes: lis. blue, 1 in. or less across, the corolla promi- 

 nently lobed, showy: fr. oval or globular, varying from 

 green to orange-red, about :'4-l in. in diam. (said to be 

 eaten in New Zealand). Australia and New Zealand. 

 B.M. 349, 



DD. Ptiint more or less spiny: (jrinni for the mass effect. 

 E. Ftoivers maini!/ Wite. 



14. Indicuin, Linn. Strong shrub, sometimes taller 

 than a man, with many stout often recurved pricklrs, 



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