FERNALD. — MEXICAN SOLANUMS. 559 
Dec. 1894, and Isla Piedra, near Mazatlan, Dec. 31, 1894 (Frank H. 
Lamb, nos. 836, 336"); Rosario, June 20, 1897, and foothills of the 
Sierra Madre, near Colomas, July 20, 1897 (J. W. Rose, nos. 1402, 
1777): Jatisco, barranca near Guadalajara, June, 1886 (Hdw. Palmer, 
no. 106); near Guadalajara, Nov. 14, 1888, May 27, 1891 (C. G. Pringle, 
nos. 2193, 5140 [type]) ; mountains near Talpa, alt. 1,200 to 1,540 m., 
March 7, 1897, Maria Madre Isl., May 3-25, 1897 (#. W. Nelson, 
nos. 4040, 4185): Coxima, Colima, Jan. 9-Feb. 6, 1891 (Hdw. Pal- 
mer, no. 1179): GuERRERO, Acapulco, Nov. 1894 (Hdw. Palmer, no. 
148), 
+ + Pedicels not glandular. 
++ Pubescence of branches and lower face of leaves whitish-lanate. 
S. Hartweal, Benth. Essentially unarmed, branches rarely with a 
few spines: leaves from oblong-lanceolate to ovate, entire or sinuate- 
repand, acuminate, pale green above, the younger stellate-velutinous, the 
older scabrous: cymes many-flowered, the branches scorpoid; peduncles 
pedicels and calyx white-lanate; fruiting pedicels mostly erect: ripe 
fruit red, glabrous, 1 cm. or more in diameter. — Pl. Hartw. 68; 
Dunal, |. c. 262. 8. torvum, var. lanatum, Dunal, 1. c. 261.— Hart- 
weg’s original specimen was from Hacienda del Carmen. Dunal’s 
variety was based upon a Guatemala specimen. The following are 
referred here: Mexico, Valley of Mexico, Nov. 27, 1865 or 1866 
(Bourgeau, no. 725): Vera Cruz, Valley of Cordova, Jan. 16, 1865 
or 1866 (Bourgeau no. 1671) ; region of Orizaba, May to July (Bour- 
geau, nos. 2408, 2556, Botter’, nos. 82, 1083, Seaton, no. 142); Santa 
Lucretia, Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Feb., 1895 (C. LZ. Smith, no. 1071): 
Oaxaca, hills near Oaxaca, alt. 1,850 m., Sept. 8, 1894 (C. G. Pringle, 
no. 4891); Monte Alban, alt. 1,690 m., Nov. 24, 1894 (ZL. C. Smith, 
no. 341); near Totontepec, alt. 1,690 m., vicinity of Choapam, alt. 
1,170 to 1,385 m., vicinity of Yalalag, alt. 1,230 to 2,400 m., July, 
1894 (#. W. Nelson, nos. 788, 835, 952); Tillantongo, Dec. 12, 1895 
(4d. Seler, no. 1591): Guaremata, San Siguén, Depart. Quiché, alt. 
1,785 m., May, 1892 (Heyde & Lua in exsice. J. D. Smith, no. 3446) : 
Costa Rica, Cartago, Prov. Cartago, alt. 1,300 m., Nov., 1887 (Juan 
J. Cooper in exsice. J. D. Smith, no. 5872). Palmer’s no, 637 from San 
Luis Potosi, 187 8, may be an attenuated form of this. 
++ ++ Pubescence ochraceous or fuscous. 
= Branches more or less armed. 
S. FENDLERI, Van Heurck & Miill. Arg. Sparingly armed: pubes- 
