Order SOLANACEJ3. 



(Nightshade Family.) 



This order, which contains the wholesome Potato, Tomato, &c, includes many dangerous 

 poisons — as the Henbane, Deadly Nightshade, &c. 



TEIBE SoLANEiE. 



LYCOPEESICUM, Mill. ; Love-apple. 



esculentum, Mill. ; Tomato ; an.; South America. A.B. 

 A culinary vegetable. The name "Tomato " is derived from the Malayan name " Tamatte." 



SOLANTIM, Linn. 



aculea strain, Dun. ; sh. ; South Africa. A.B. 

 Used for hedge-making. 

 aculeatissimum, Dun. ; sh. ; South America. A.B. 

 aviculare, Forst. ; sh. ; New Zealand and Australia. A.B. 

 auriculatum, Ait. ; tr. ; Tropical America. A.B. 

 glaucophyllum, Duf. ; sh. ; Africa. A. 

 jasminoides, Paxt. ; cl. ; South America. A.B. 



var. variegata. 

 marginatum, Willd. ; sh. ; Africa. B 

 macranthum, Dun. ; sh. ; Brazil. A.B. 

 Melongena, Linn. ; Brinjal or Aubergine. A.B. 



nigrum, Linn.; Black Nightshade ; an.; Europe, Australia, &c. A.B. 

 sodomsemn, Linn. ; Apple of Sodom ; sh. ; South Africa. A.B. 

 yerbascif olium, Ait. ; tr. ; Asia and Australia. A.B. 



PHYSALIS, Linn. 



peruviana, Linn. ; Cape Gooseberry ; und. shr. ; Peru, Austrl., &c. A.B. 



A culinary fruit. 



WITHANIA, Pauq. 



somnifera, Dun. (Physalis somnifera) ; und. shr. ; East India. B. 

 The fruits are employed in India to coagulate milk. 

 CAPSICUM, Linn. 



frutescens, Linn. ; Shrubby Capsicum or Eed Pepper ; sh. ; Tropical 

 America. A.B. 

 The berries of this and other kinds may be converted into cayenne pepper. 

 grossum, Linn. ; Bell Pepper ; sh. ; East India. A.B. 



IOCHEOMA, Benth. 



tubulosa, Benth. ; sh. ; Loxa. A.B. 



NICANDEA, Gcertn. 



physalodes, Gcertn. ; an. ; South America. A.B. 



Said to possess diuretic properties. 



Teibe Ateope^j. 

 LYCIUM, Linn. ; Boxthorn. 



afrum, Linn. ; sh. ; South Africa. A.B. 

 SOLANDEA, Sw. 



grandiflora, Sw. ; cl. ; Jamaica. A.B. 



guttata, Don. ; cl. ; Mexico. B. 



lsevis, LLoolc. ; cl. ; South America. A.B. 



Teibe Htosctame^j. 

 DATUEA, Linn.; Poisonous Trumpet-flower. 



There have been several cases of childi-en being poisoned by eating the flowers of these 

 dangerous plants. It is also said that the Eajpoot mothers smear their breasts with the juice of 

 the leaves of some of the species, so as to poison their newly-born female infants. 



