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calyx gamosepalous ; stamens alternate with the lobes 

 of the corolla and adnate to its tube; ovary superior, 2- 

 celled, sometimes 3-5 celled; styles united; fruit a berry 

 or a capsule; seeds numerous. 



1. Corolla campanulate; — herbs with simple leaves and axillary flowers, 

 solitary or in clusters of 2-4; calyx 5-angled or 10-ribbed; cor- 

 olla yellowish or whitish, often with brownish or purplish cen- 

 ter, with short and broad lobes. Sandy soil. Summer. 



Physalis, Ground Cherry 



P. pubescens. More or less villous and viscid; calyx-lobes narrow, twice its 



tube; corolla yellow with dark center; anthers purplish; berry yellow or 



greenish. 



P. arenicola. Sparingly hairy; calyx-lobes triangular-lanceolate, equal to its 



tube; corolla light-yellow; anthers yellow; berry light-yellow. 

 P. viscosa. Creeping, stellate-pubescent; calyx-lobes triangular; corolla green- 

 ish-yellow with darker center; anthers yellow; berry orange or yellow, vis- 

 cid. 

 1. Corolla rotate, tube very short, .--.-.--2 



1. Corolla funnel-or salverform, ---------3 



2. Anthers converging or connate, their cells opening lengthwise and 



introrsely; — herbs with 1-2 pinnately divided leaves, and 5-6 

 parted flowers in lateral raceme-like cymes; calyx spreading; 

 corolla yellowish, limb plaited; berry very pulpy, Lycopersicon. Tomato 



L. esculentum. Coarse, strong-scented herb, often more than 6-parted. Culti- 

 vated. 

 2. Anthers connivent, their cells opening by slits; — herbs with the leaves 

 flat, entire or repand, and 5-parted flowers, solitary in the axils 

 or in small cymes; corolla usually white; anthers bluish; berry 

 red, yellow or green, nodding. ------ Capsicum 



C. baccatum. Shrubby, somewhat pubescent, widely branching; leaves ovate 

 to ovate-lanceolate, truncate at the base; berry globose to elliptic, red. Ham- 

 mocks. 

 The Red (Cayenne) Pepper is obtained from several varieties of Capsicum annuum ; 

 Green Pepper is the unripe state of the fruit. 

 2. Anthers converging or connate, their cells opening by terminal pores 

 or slits; — herbs, vines or shrubs with entire or lobed leaves and 

 5-parted flowers; corolla-limb plaited. In sandy soil. The 

 wild species bloom throughout the year. - - Solanum, Nightshade 



a. Wild species: 



S. nigrum, Black Nightshade. Herbs without prickles; flowers whitish, 



berries black. 

 S. Carolinensis, Horse-nettle. Perennial, prickly; flowers violet or 



white; berries yellow to orange-yellow. 

 S. Floridanum, Horse-nettle. Perennial, prickly; flowers violet; ber- 

 ries orange-red. 

 S. aculeatissimum. Annual, prickly; flowers white, berries yellow. 

 a. Cultivated species: 



S. Jasminoides, Patoto-j ess amine, with white and yellow or bluish flow- 

 ers and red berries, — and S. azureum, Tomatillo, with blue flowers 

 in large bunches and large scarlet berries, are ornamental vines. 





