284 SOLANACE^. 



eons beneath ; /nut torulcse. furrowed, smooth. A common parden p n .ant. re- 



tc in its general aspect. 2 to 4 feet high. Fi 

 low. JV»£J large, mostly with or without acute furrows, at fti coming 



when ripe of a beautiful re J or golden yellow. The fruit is j repared in •• 

 ways, for sauces, stews. Ac. 



CUL TIVA TED EJTO TICS 



7. ATKOPA, Linn. Deadly Nightshade. 



Name of one of the three fates of Grecian m - - nose office wis to cut the 



thread of huma^ 



Calyx persistent, 5-c-eft. Corolla bell-shaped. £ 

 mens 5, distant. Berj ie, 2-celled, situated on the 



calyx. — JBerbSj shrubs or trees, natives of the Old World. 



A. Belladonna, L. Nightshade 



Stem herbaceous ; leavs ovate, entire acu . - 



petiolf . y je- 



fx deeply divided into S 

 corolla, bearing heart-Bbaped 4-lobed antk- . of Europe .A p< • 



narcotic poison, often cultivated. Sh eldw,ahdn ! 



large leaves purplieh. Flower 3 pale purple externally, er in- 



ternal surface, and yellowish below. Jterrus ab< ut the si 

 a transverse furrow, shining smooth', of a dark violet black rol iri 



8. LYCIUM, Linn. False Jessamine. 



Brum Lyd i ■; eeSes. 



Calyx 2 to 5-cleffc, short. Corolla tubular: limb m 

 ly 5-lobed, spreading; orifice closed by the beard 61 

 filaments. Stamens 4 to 5, exserted. Berry 2-c 1 

 seeds several, reniform. — Shrubs, with th* its ending 



in spin os f. points and often with axillary gjmho&e and axillary soli- 

 tary /lowers, or in -pairs. 



L. Barbartjm. Linn. Matrimony Vine. 



Stem angular, with long pedunculous branches, somewhat spiny; kavf ofVen 

 fasciculate, lanceolate: calyx mostly 3-cleft. Native of Barbary, cultivated and 

 nearly naturalized. A handsome shrub growing to the height, of 8 to 12 feet, 

 with long, slender, trailing or hanging branches, which overspread walls, &< 

 a thick tangled mass. L< eta Bmooth, £ times as long ai wide Fiotoeft gi 't* d j-L- 

 purj.lt. Barries orange-red. 



9. CAPSICUM, Tourn. Cayenne Pepper. 



Qr. t.crio. to bite; from the acridity of the fruit. 



Calyx erect: o-cleft, persistent. Corolla rotate, with a 

 very short tube, and plaited 5-lobed limb. Stamens 5, 

 with converging anthers. Fruit a jnieelesft berry. 2 to- 4- 



