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WEEDS A^"D USEEUi PLA^nTS. 



4. PHT'SALIS, L. Groum)- Cherry. 



[Gree!^, Physa. a bladder, or "bag ; in allusion to ttie inilaTed calys ] 



Calyx 5-cleft, enlarging after flowering, becoming mncli inflated, and in- 

 cluding the 2-celled globular (edible) fleshy berry. Corolla spreading 

 bell-sliaped. marked with 5 concave spots at the base ; the plicate bor- 

 der somewhat 5-lobed or 5-toothed. Leaves somewhat in pairs ; vcdun- 

 c/e-s extra axillary, nodding, 1-flowered. 



1. P. visoo'sa, L. Root perennial : diverrenTlr branching ; leaves 

 somewhat heart-ovate, repandly toothed ; corolla brownish in the throat. 



Clammy Physalis. Ground-cherry. 



Sterii 12-18 inclies high, branched somewliat dicliotomously and witli the whole plant 

 clammy pubescent. Leaves 2-4 inches long, varying from lance-orate and acute to 

 roundish ovate or sub-cordate and obtuse ; petioles i-2 inches long. Corolla greenish- 

 yellovr, with fuscous or purphsh brown spots at base, about twice as long as th? calyx. 

 Ben-y greenish-yellow or sometimes orange color, when mature. Pedunde^ cf thj fruit 

 about an inch long. 



Common in light sandy soils : also cultivated, PI. July. Pr. Seriemb ;-!-. 



2. P. Alkeken'gi, L. Perennial ; leaves deltoid-ovate, acuminate ; 

 corolla not spotted. 



Strawberry Tomato. Ground-cherry. 



Less branching than the preceding. Leaves attenuated into d long petiole : 3-4 inches 

 long including the petiole and 1}^-- inches broad The inflated calyx becoming reddish at 

 maturity. Berry red. 



Native of Europe, Cultivated. 



Ohs. Both the species of Physalis above-mentioned have within a few 

 years come into cultivation. The ripe fruit has a very pleasant flavor, 

 and is eaten raw or cooked. 



5. LY'CIUjI, L. Matrimony- vixe. 



[Xamed from Lycia. in Asia ilinor.] 



Calyx irregularly 2 - 3 or 5-cleft, persistent. Corolla tubular-funnel-form : 



border mostly 5-lobed, spreading. Stamens usually exserted : filaments 



bearded. Berry 2-celled ; seeds reniform. Shrubby vines with entire 



leaves : flov:ers solitary or in pairs on extra-axillary 



1. L. Bar'barum, L. Somewhat spinose ; branches elongated, flaccid 



and dependent ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, often clustered; calvx mosilv 



5-clcft. 



Barbarian Lycium. Bastard Jasmine. IMatrimony-vine. Barbarv 

 Box-thorn. Duke of Argvle's Tea-tree. 



Perennial. Stera 10 -20 feet long, slender, much branched, with indurated points at 

 the axils or base of the leaves. Leaves 1-3 inches long, tapering at base to a pdi^U 

 about half an inch in length. Peduncles about an inch long, slender, often 2-4 together ; 

 coroU-a greenish-parple : berry oval, orange-red when mature. 



About dwellings. Native of Northern^Asia. J ; : - T , ' r . 



Obs. This straggling lialf-vine kind of >ln';ib i.s partially naturalized in 



