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cinal herbs, such as belladonna, henbane, capsicum, and 

 others. Most of the genera are tropical. The bitter- 

 sweet (Solanum Dulcamara^) may serve to illustrate the 

 family (Fig. 365). This is a perennial, climbing vine, hav- 

 ing the parts of the flower (including the stamens) in fives. 



Fig. 365. — Nightshade, or bittersweet {Solanum Dulcamara). 



and the fruit a two-celled berry with many seeds (e.g., the 

 tomato, Fig. 334). The corolla is wheel-shaped and five- 

 parted, and the anthers converge to form a tube around the 

 single style. The anthers discharge the pollen through a 

 pore or "chink" at the tip. 



423. Figwort Family (Scrophulariaceae). — The "butter- 

 and-eggs, " or "toadflax" {Linaria vulgaris), will serve to 

 illustrate the figworts (Fig. 366). The stamens are inserted 



1 The staff-tree or waxwork {Celastrus scandens), of the Staff-tree 

 family, Celastraceae, is also called "bitter sweet" in certain localities. 



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