Order 94.— SOLAN ACBiE. 579 



5-lobed; stamens 5, connivent; berry gloLous, inclosea within the in- 

 flated, 6-angled, colored calyx. — Herbs (rarely shrubs). Lvs. alternate 

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

 of flattened hairs. 



I Antliers yollow. Eoot (always ?) poronnlnl Nos. 1—8 



I Anthers bine or violet-colored, lioot aiinnal. (a) 



a Peduncles elongated. Fruit not filling; tho closed calyx Noa. 4—6 



a Peduncles very short Fruit filling the open calyx No. T 



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

 mous and angular ; Ivs: solitary or in pairs, ovate, more or less cordate, repand- 

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

 often longer. — Dry fields and road-sides, Can. and U. S. Plant If high, ollen 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. tomeutosa Walt. P. hetei ophylla Nees.) 



(8. NYCTAGINEA. Calyx hirsute ; corolla not spotted. (P. nyctaginea Dun.) 



2 P. lanoeolata Mx. (ueo Dunal.) Decumbent, branching, hirsute or pubes- 

 cent (at first erect) ; lvs. in pairs, unequal, ellipiic-lanceolate, tapering and acute at 

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

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

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

 difiuse. Lvs. green, and with their petioles about 3' long, all twins except the 

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



3 P. Alkekengi L. Strawbebhy Tomato. St. subsimple, pubescent ; lvs. 

 deltoid-ovate, acuminate, repand; cor. not spotted; cal. in fr. ovoid-globous, 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 yellow or orange, inclosed in the reddened calyx. Fr. eaten raw or 

 cooked. 



4 P. pub^acens L. Much branched, pubescent or tomentous, viscid, at length de- 

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

 nearly entire ; ped. shorter than the j)etiole3 ; 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 furrowed. Lto. 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. anguMta L. Erect, often diffusely branched, glabrous ; lvs. ovate or oblong, 

 unequaUy 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. — (J) Sandy 

 soils, Ya. 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. Liukiana Nees. Diffusely branched, glabrous; lvs. ovate-oblong, aeuminate, 

 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. 

 — ® S. Car. and Ga. (Feay). A striking species, 2f or more in height. Sts. 

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

 diam. 



7 P. PhiladSlphica Lam. Nearly glabrous, erect, branching, branches forked, 

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

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

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

 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 6-parted ; corolla campanulate, limb 6-cleft, val- 

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



