BOLANE^. 231 



ed. L«arr.« nitrrnate, oval-lanccolnir, entire, tomentose. on rather short pe- 

 iolcS' Floirrrf solitary, uuddinij. Calvx triilicatr. 



Yellow, with purple sjwts. % June — Aug. Dry soils, common. 



2 P Angulata. Stem erect, glabrous, hranchinc, the l)mnches anpulnr. 

 Leaves broad-ovate, ileiitatc. Flowrrs axillary, on slender peduncles, beco- 

 ming eloiignted. ConJIn s[)otted at the base. 



leliow. Tlirou;jli the Summer. In the low country. 



3 P Pen'Xsylvanica. Stem slightlv angled, pubescent. Leaves ovate, 

 obf:^ ' -htly ropand, tomentose on the under surface. Flowers on axilary 

 Poll unclei'. Fruit red, small. 



icUuw. O June — Aug. Common. 10-12 in. 



4 P Pruixosa. St^m prostrate, angled, divaricately branched, pubescent 

 Leaves ovate, unequally dentate, pubescent several at each division of the 

 stem, on long petioles. Flowers axillary, nodding. CoroUu with 5 purple 

 spots at the base. Calyx angled. 



Yellow. O May— June. Cultivated lands, common. 6-8 in. 



5 A ViscosA. Stem erect, dichotomous, the young branches pubescent, 

 and viscid. Leaves alternate and lanceolate, rcpand, dentate, viscid, on long 

 petioles. Flowers solitary in the divisions of the stem. Cali/x pubescent. 

 Corolla pubescent, with villous spots at the ba.se. Ground cherry. 



Yellow. O July — Oct. Cultivated lands, common, 1-2 ft. 



6 P PuBESCENS. Stem much brai'ched, hispid. Leaves broad-ovate* 

 slightly cordate, irregularly dentate. Flowers solitary, nodding. Calyx to- 

 mentose. 



Yellow. O June — July. On the sea coast. 



Genus III NICOTIANA. 



Calyx urccolate, 5. cleft. Corolla funncl-forin, 5-cleft, rcg- 

 ular. Stamens 5. Stiirma cinurginiitc. Capsule 2.valvcd, 

 many seeded. 



1 N Taba* iM, Stem erect, viscidly pid)esccnt. Leaves ovate, entire, pe- 

 tiolate, very lurge. Flowers in terminal panicles and racemes, tube of the 

 corolla I ' ' c-al, inucli longer than the calyx. Tobacco. 



W .. 4cd with pink. Q July— Aug. Introduced. 2-5 ft. 



GE.VTS IV DATURA. 



Calyx largo, tubular, vcntricose, 5-anglrd. Corolla funnel- 

 form, with a long tube, tlie limb 5-angled, plaited. Stamens 

 5. Stigma bilainellatc. Capsule 2-celled, cells 2-parted, ap- 

 parentiy 4-celled. 



1 I) .*5TRAM0.vir>i. iSfcm erect, branching, dichotomous. L<'floc» alternate, 



angled, sinuate, unequal at the base, on long petioles. Floicers solitary in 



the divisions of the stem. Calyx pubescent, with acute segments. Fruit 



spinous. Thorn apple. Jamestown weed. 



Whitish purple. O May— Sept. Very common. 



Gems V LYCIUM. 



CaJyx 4-toothed, sliort. Corolla tubtjlar. Stamens 4. Fih 

 aments bearded. Fruit a 2.cc!led, many seeded berry, red. 



1 L CAROLixTAJfTM. A .small shrub, witii long slender branches, unarm- 

 .(tf?*** c'u^'^rorl, cuneate, glabrous, namjw. Flowers <^oIiiary, axillary. 

 \N hite. Yi Through the summer. Saline marshes. 3-5 ft. 



