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the lobes obtuse. Stamens 5 (rarely 4); filaments filiform, sometimes dilated at the 



base; anther-sacs longitudinally dehiscent. Ovary 2-celled: style filiform; sti^- ^ 



ma capitate or 2-lobed. Berry globose, ovoid, or oblong. [Named from the coun- w 



try Lycia.] About 75 species, widely distributed. Besides the following, some 17 '■! 



native species occur in southern and western N. Am. m 



i. Lycium vulgare(Ait. t.) Dunal. Matrimony Vine. Box-thorn. (I. F. 

 f. 3220.) Glabrous, spiny or unarmed; stems slender, climbing or trailing, 2-8 

 m. long, the spines, when present, slender. Leaves lanceolate, oblong, or spatu- 

 late, narrowed into short petioles, firm, 1-4 cm. long; peduncles filiform, 1-2.5 cni - 

 long; calyx lobes ovate, 3 mm. long; corolla funnelform. purplish changing to m 

 greenish, 8-12 mm. broad, its lobes ovate oblong; stamens slightly exserted; berry 

 oval, orange-red. In thickets and waste places, escaped from gardens, Out. to 

 Conn., Va., Minn, and Kans. Introduced from Europe. May-Aug. 



9. HYOSCYAMUS L. 



Erect viscid-pubescent narcotic herbs, with alternate mostly lobed or pinnatifid 

 leaves, and large nearly regular flowers, the lower solitary in the axils, the upper 

 in a spike or raceme. Calyx urn-shaped or narrowly campanulate. 5 -cleft, striate, 

 enlarged and enclosing the capsule in fruit. Corolla funnelform, the limb some- 

 what oblique, 5-cleft, the lobes unequal, spreading. Stamens declined, mostly 

 exserted; filaments filiform; anther-sacs longitudinally dehiscent. Ovary 2-celled; 

 style slender; stigma capitate. Capsule 2-celled, circumscissile above the middle. 

 [Greek, hog-bean.] About 15 species, of the Mediterranean region. 



1. Hyoscyamus niger L. Black Henbane. Hog's-bean. (I. F. f. 3221.) 

 Annual or biennial; stem stout, 3-8 dm. high. Leaves ovate, lanceolate, or ob- 

 long in outline, 7-17 cm. long, acute or acuminate, sessile, or the upper clasping. 

 irregularly lobed, cleft or pinnatifid; flowers short-pedicelled, 2.5-5 cm - broad; 

 calyx-lobes triangular-ovate, acute; corolla greenish yellow, strongly reticulated 

 with purple veins, its lobes ovate, obtusish ; capsule globose-oblong, about 1 cm. 

 high. Waste places, N. S. to Ont., N. Y. and Mich. Nat. from Europe. June-Sept. 



10. DATURA L. 

 Tall narcotic herbs, some tropical species shrubs or trees, with alternate petioled 

 leaves, and large solitary erect short-peduncled white purple or violet flowers. 

 Calyx elongated-tubular or prismatic, its apex 5-cleft or spathe-like, in the follow- 

 ing species circumscissile near the base which is persistent and subtends the prickly 

 capsule. Corolla funnelform, the limb plaited, 5 -lobed, the lobes broad, acuminate. 

 Stamens included or little exserted; filaments filiform, very long, inserted at or 

 below the middle of the corolla-tube. Ovary 2-celled, or falsely 4-celled; style 

 filiform; stigma slightly 2-lobed. Capsule 4 valved from the top, or bursting 

 irregularly. [The Hindoo name, dhatura.] About 12 species, of wide distribu- 

 tion. The following are introduced weeds. 



Glabrous or very sparingly pubescent; leaves lobed, calyx prismatic. 



Stem green; flowers white; lower prickles of the fruit shorter. 1. D. Stramonium. 



Stem purple; flowers lavender or violet; prickles about equal. 2. D. Tatula. 

 Finely glandular-pubescent; leaves entire; calyx tubular. 3. D. Metel. 



1. Datura Stramonium L. Stramonium. Jamestown or Jimson-weed. 

 THORN-APPLE. (L F. f. 3222.) Annual, glabrous or the young parts sparingly 

 pubescent; stem stout. 3-15 dm. high. Leaves thin, ovate, acute or acuminate, 

 mostly narrowed at the base. 0.7-2 dm, long, irregularly sinuate lobed. the lobes 

 acute; flowers white, about 1 dm. high; calyx prismatic, less than one-half the 

 length of the corolla; capsule ovoid, densely prickly, about 5 cm. high. In fields 

 and waste places, N. S. to Eli., Minn, and Tex. Nat from tropical regions, 

 probably from Asia. June-Sept. 



2. Datura Tatula L. PURPLE THORN-APPLE. Purple Stramonium. 

 (I. F. f $223.) Similar to the preceding but usually a little more pubescent! 

 stem commonly more slender, purple; leaves almost like those of D. Stramonium 



but rather darker green or With a tinge of purple; (lowers lavender colored or 



violet, or the tube nearly white. In fields and waste places. Ont. to Minn.. 

 N. Y.. Fla. and Tex. Nat. rromtrop. Am. May Sept. 



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