Lyokim.'] cii. solanace^. (0. B. Clarke.) 241 



99, 100, t. 64, fig. A, B. L. intricatum, Soiss. ; DunaJ, in DC. Prodr. xiii. pt. 

 i, 525 ; Miers I. c. 98, t. 64, flg. E. L. arabicum, Schwemf. : Boisa. Fl. Orient. 

 iv. 289. 



W. India ; alt. 0-5000 ft., frequent. — Disteie. Mediterranean region, W. Asia. 



A spinous, nearly glabrous shrub. Leaves ^-1 in. Pedicels sborter or equalling 

 the calyx, rarely longer. Cali/x ^ in., often sub-bilabiate ; teeth rarely less than 5. 

 Corolla ^ in., from purple to nearly white. Stamens exsert or subincluded. Berry 

 J in. diam., subglobose, many-seeded. 



2. Xi. barbarum, lAnn. ; Boiss. Fl. Orient, iv. 289 ; leaves linear-oblong, 

 pedicels short, calyx 6-lobed irregularly, corolla-lobes more than half as long as 

 the tube, filaments glabrous at their base. Brand. For. Fl. 345 ; Miers III. 

 S. Amer. PI. ii. 117, t. 69, fig. D. L. Edgeworthii, Dunal in DC. Prodr. xiii. 

 pt. i. 525 ; Miers I. c. 118, t. 69, fig. F. L. depressum and foliosum, Stocks in 

 Soak. Kew. Journ. iv. 179. 



Punjab and Scinde ; alt. 0-3000 ft., Edgeworth, Stocks. — Disteib. W. Asia. 



This is not L. barharmn, Linn., as understood by Dunal (in DC. Prodr. xiii. pt. i. 

 511) ; but it is doubtful whether either of these two ought to be separated specifically 

 from L. ewroycev/m. 



3. Xi. rutbenicum, Murray; Dunal im DC. Prodr. xiii. pt. i. 614; 

 leaves linear, calyx lobed irregularly often 3-4-toothed, filaments hairy at their 

 base. Brand. For. Fl. 346; Miers III. S. Amer. PI. ii. 119, t. 70, fig. A; 

 Boiss. Fl. Orient, iv. 290. L. tataricvun. Pall. Fl. Ross. i. 78, t. 49 ; Miers I. c. 

 122, t. 70, fig. A. L. armatum, Oriff. Ic. PI. Asiat. t. 415. L. glaucum, 

 Miers I. c. 104, t. 66, flg. D. 



N. Kashmie and Baltisthan ; alt. 6-9000 ft., frequent, Thomson, &c. — Disteib. 

 Cabul, Persia, Central Asia. 



Thomson regarded this as a var. of L. ewopaum. — L. turcomannicum, Turcz. 

 {Boissier Fl. Orient, iv. 290) is said to differ by having a red (not black) berry. 



6. AiTROPA, Linn. 



A coarse, lurid, glabrous herb. Leaves entire, elliptic-lanceolate. Pedicels 

 axillary, solitary, nodding. Flowers somewhat large, dirty-purple or lurid 

 yellow. Calyx large, deeply 5-lobed, scarcely larger in fruit. Corolla widely 

 tubular-campanulate ; lobes 5, triangular, imbricate in bud. Stamens attached 

 near the base of the corolla, filaments linear ; anthers oblong, dehiscing 

 longitudinally. Ovary 2-celled ; style linear, stigma obscurely 2-lobed. Berry 

 globose. Seeds many, compressed ; embryo peripheric. 



A. Belladonna, lAnn. ; Dtmal in DC. Prodr. xiii. pt. i. 464, 690; Syme 

 Eng. Bat. t. 934 ; Boiss. Fl. Orient, iv. 291 ; Bentl. 8f Trim. Med. PI. t. 193. 

 A. acuminata, Boyle HI. 279 ; Miers III. S. Amer. PI. ii. Append. 5, t. 76. A. 

 lutescens, Jaequem. ms. 



Westeen Himalaya, alt. 6-11,000 ft. ; from Kashmir to Simla, Boyle, Gem. 

 Mimro, &c. — Disteib. Europe to the Caucasus and N. Persia. 



Leaves 6 in. ; petiole ^ in. Pedicels ^IJ in. Calyx in flower ^-| in. Corolla 

 1 in. — -Leaves are little more acuminate in the Himalayan than in the European 

 plant. 



6. DKANDRAGOKA, Juss. 



Perennial herhs, stemless except the Himalayan species. Leaves large, 

 petioled, toothed or subentire. Pedicels fascicled, subradical. Flowers large, 

 pale purple, reticulate. Calyx 6-fid half-way dt)wn. Corolla campanulate ; 



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