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1. H. In'dicum, (L.) Stem erect, hispid, furrowed. Leaven alternate, 

 cordate, ovate, scabrous, acute ; margins irregular. Flowers in axillary 

 spikes. Calyx 5-parted, hirsute, shorter than the corolla. Fruit atlgu 

 lar, separating. — Blue. %. June — Aug. Middle and southern Car. 

 and Geo. 8—12 feet. 



2. H. curassav'icum, (L.) Stern erect or decumbent, simple or branch- 

 ed, succulent, glaucous. Leaves narrow, lanceolate, glabrous, succulent. 

 Flowers in terminal spikes. Calyx succulent, as long as the tube of the 

 corolla. Corolla salver-form, furrowed. Fruit angled on the inside, 

 coated with a fleshy pulp. — White, tinged with yellow. 0. May — 

 July. On the sea-coast. 6 — 12 inches. 



Order LXXXVIIL— SOLANA'CE^E. {Nightshade and Po- 

 tato Families.) 



Calyx 4 — 5-parted, persistent. Corolla hypogynous, 4 — 5- 

 cleft. Stamens 5, inserted into the corolla, alternate with its 

 segments, sometimes 1-abortive. Ovary 2-celled, with 2 poly- 

 spermous placentae. Stigma simple. Fruit a capsule, with 2 

 — 4 cells and a double dissepiment, or a berry with the pla- 

 centas adhering to the dissepiment. Seeds numerous. Embryo 

 curved. Herbaceous or shrubby plants, with alternate leaves. 



Genus I.— LYCOPER'SICUM. Tourn. 

 (From tho Greek lukos, a wolf, and persica, a peach.) 



Calyx persistent, 5 — many-parted. Corolla rotate ; limb 5 

 — many-cleft. Stamens 5 or more, inserted into the throat of 

 the corolla, exsert. Ovary 2 — many-celled ; ovules numerous. 

 Fruit a berry, many-seeded. Seeds reniform, somewhat villose. 

 Herbaceous plants, with compound, alternate leaves. 



1. L. esculen'tum, (Mill.) Stem somewhat fleshy, villous. Leaves 

 unequally pinnatifid ; segments incisely toothed, pilose. Flowers ex- 

 tra-axillary. Calyx deeply divided ; limb of the corolla plaited. An- 

 thers oblong-conical, opening by a slit on the internal face. The parts 

 of the flowers and fruit vary very much, from the soldering of two or 

 more flowers together, making the fruit many-celled and irregular. 

 Native of the warm parts of America. Tomato. Love-apple. Wolf-peach. 



There are numerous varieties of Tomato, bearing fruit red, yellow, and white. The 

 Tomato may readily be grafted on the Irish potato, and both flourish and bear their 

 accustomed fruits. 



Genus II.— SOLA'NUM. L. 5—1. 



(The derivation of the name uncertain.) 



Calyx 5-cleft. Corolla rotate, 5-cleft. Stamens 5, conni- 

 vent, dehiscing by 2 pores at the extremity. Fruit a sub-glo- 

 bose berry, 2-celled. 



1. S. tuberosum, (L.) Stem herbaceous, with a rhizoma bearing 

 tubers. Leaves unequally pinnatifid ; segments unequal, alternately 



