OitDBB 94.— SOLANAOB^. 57Y 



prickly. Lvs. somotimes twin, pinnatifiJ or undivided. Ped. solitary 

 or several, 1 to oo-flowcred, terminal, but becoming lateral by the ex- 

 tension of the axis. 



S Unarmod, Anthers ovftto-ollipttc, pores terminnl-introreo (a). 



a TIerbaoeous, with pinnatiAd leaves. Kacerae exceeding the leaves No. 1 



a IBerbaccous, with undivided leaves. Kaceme shorter tll.an the leaves Nos. S— 4 



a Shrubby, clinihing or erect. Berries red Nos. 5 — 7 



§ Armed with sharp spines. Anthers linear-oblong, pores terminal-extrurso (b). 



b Peduncles exceeding: the leaves, many-flowered Nos. 8, 9 



b Peduncles shorter than the leaves, few-flowered Nos. 10, 11 



1 S. tuberosum L. Common Potato. St. herbaceous; subterranean 

 branches bearing tubers ; lvs. pinnatifid, segm. unequal, the alternate ones min- 

 ute ; cor. 5-angled ; pedicels jointed. — ® This valuable plant is a native of the 

 Cordilleras of S. America, where it still grows wild. Although it now consti- 

 tutes so large a portion of the food of civilized man, it was scarcely known until 

 the 17th century, and was not oitousivoly cultivated before the middle of the 

 18th. The varieties of the potato are very numerous, differing in their time of 

 ripening, quality, color, form, size, almost endlessly. 



2 S. nigrum L. Black Nightshade. St. herbaceous, angular, smootMsh ; his. 

 ovate, toothed and waved; umbels lateral, drooping. — @ A weed-like plant, with- 

 out beauty and of suspicious aspect, about rubbish, in old fields, If. and V. 

 States. Stem erect, branching, angular, a foot high. Leaves almost always with 

 the lamina •perforated and the margin erose as if gnawed by insects. Ped. gener- 

 ally midway between the leaves. Fls. white, anthers yellow. Berries globons, 

 black. Eeputed poisonous, but is ased medicinally. Flowers in summer 

 §Eur. 



3 S. nodiflorum Jacq. St herbaceous or half-shrubby, branched; branches 

 terete, herbaceous, glabrous ; lvs. ovate, entire, or subrepand, acute, glabrous ; fls. 

 subumbellate, minute; stalks and cal. puberulent. — y S. Car. to Ha. and La. 

 Stem 2 to 3f high, with a ridge descending from each petiole. Lvs. 2 to 4' long, 

 half as wide, petioles near 1'. Ped. filiform, 6 to 12" long, growing from thick- 

 ened nodes a little below the next leaf, bearing several (3 to 8) white fls. Cor. 

 cup-form, 2" broad. Ft. not seen. 



4 S. pycndnthum Dunal. St. herbaceous, slender, angular-farrowed, hispid; 

 lvs. ovate-oilong, acuminate, attenuate to a petiole, subrepand, puberulent, pale 

 beneath ; ped. short, filiform, hirsute, 1 to 3-flowered, subopposite to the leaves. — 

 Ga. about Savannah (Dunal, apud DC. Sed dubito.) Plant green. Lvs. 1 to 2' 

 by 3 to 8", petioles 2 to 5". Fls. nodding, 2 to 3" broad, white? Anthers yel- 

 low. Berry globular. 



5 S. Dulcamara L. Bitteesweet. 'Woody Nightshade. St. shrubjjy, fiexu- 

 ous ; lvs. ovate-cordate, upper ones hastate or laciniate ; clusters cymoua, suboppo- 

 site and terminal — A well-known shrubby chmber, with blue flowers and red 

 berries, N. Eng. to Ark. Stem branching, several feet in length, climbing about 

 hedges and thickets in low grounds. Lower leaves entire ; the upper ones be- 

 coming auriculate or hastate. Flowers drooping, on branching peduncles from 

 the side of the stem. Corolla of 5 reflexed segments, purple, with 2 green spots 

 at the base of each segment. Benies bright red, said to be poisonous. Jl. 

 §Bur. 



6 S. Fseudo-Capsiciim L. Jerusalem Cheeet. St. shmbhj ; lvs. ohUmg- 

 lanceolaie, subrepand; ped. 1-flowerod, opposite the leaves. — ^ A small, orna- 

 mental shrub, cultivated. Stem 2 — if high, branching into a symmetrical sum- 

 mit. Leaves dark evergreen, smooth and shining, about 2' long. Flowers white, 

 with orange anthers, drooping, succeeded by a few scarlet, globous berries of the 

 size of small cherries, f Mauritius, &c. 



7 S. sempervirens Dun. Shrubby, twining and climbing ; branches herba- 

 ceous ; lvs. entire, lance-ovate or elliptic, obliquely cordate, obtuse, with a blunt cusp, 

 very smooth and shining ; panicles terminal, divaricate, roughish and hairy. — 

 Shrubberies, arbors, &c, hardy South. An elegant climber. Branches cinnamon- 

 colored, glandular. Lvs. thick, of a bright, shining green. Cor. plicate, 6 or 6 

 times larger than the calyx, f Guiana. 



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