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56. SOLANACE^. 
base. Anth. transversely or obliquely adnate, by confluence 
l-celled. Caps. 2-celled, 2-valved, the valves slightly bifid. 
— G. F. G. Gam. i. 
1. SoLANUM Lmn. 
1 . S. nigrum (L.) ; st. herbaceous with tubercled angles, 1. ovate 
obtusely dentate or wavy, fi. tb-ooping, hairs incurved upwards. 
■ — E. B. 566. St. 1. 4. — Umbel from the intermediate spaces be- 
tween the leaves. L. attenuated below’. Fr. -stalks thickened 
upwards. Berries globular, black, or rarely green, when ripe. 
St. a foot or more high. — /3.? miniatum; angles of the st. w'ith 
prominent tubercles, 1. sinuate-dentate. Closely allied to this 
species but differs by its more deej)ly toothed 1. which are less 
attenuated below, its jiatent (?) ])ubeseence and red berries. 
S. miniatum Bernh. ?, B. I. f. 1327. ? — Waste ground. /3. Jersey. 
A. VII. — X. Black Nightshade. 
2. S. Dulcamara (L.); st. shrubby zigzag, 1. cordate-ovate, 
upper 1. auriculate-hastate, fl. droo]hng. — E. B. 565. St. 18. 3. — 
FI. purj)le with 2 green spots at the base of each segment. Berries 
ovate, red. St. climbing to the height of 12 — 14 feet, nearly 
round, almost glabrous throughout. — /3. tomentosum (Koch); st. 
and 1. downy with patent hairs. — y. marinum-, branches of the 
j)resent year and 1. fleshy and usually clothed with hairs incurved 
uj)wards, st. angular pi’ostrate diffuse much branched, 1. all (?) 
cordate not hastate. S. lignosum seu Dulcamara marina Ray 
265. It appears to have a more deeply divided cal. w ith rounded 
blunt segments. Is it not a distinct species? — a. and woods 
and hedges, common, y. pebbly sea-beach. Renville, Cimna- 
mara, Galway. Lizard Point, Cornwall. Shoreham, Sussex, 
(glabrous). Mr. Borrer. Sh. VI. VII. Woody Nightshade. 
Bitter sweet. 
2. Atropa Linn. Deadly Nightshade. Dw’ale. 
I. A. Belladonna (L.); st. herbaceous, 1. broadly ovate entire, 
fl. solitary axillary on short stalks. — E. B. 592. St. 3. 5. — Fl. 
lurid, purple, drooping. Berry violet-black, highly poisonous. — 
Waste ])laees, less common than formerly. P. VI. — VIII. 
3. Hyoscyamus Linn. 
I. H. niger (h.) ; 1. oblong pinnatifid or sinuate sessile and 
subamplexicaule, lower 1. stalked, fl. nearly sessile axillary uni- 
lateral. — E. B. 591. St. 3. 4. — Fl. lurid yellow, with dark veins, 
drooping. Fr. erect. Whole herbage downy, glandular, viscid, 
foetid. /3. pallidus (Koch); fl. without dark veins. — Waste 
jfiaces, preferring a chalky soil. /3. Esher, Sm-rey. Mr. H. C. 
Watsori. A. or B. V. — VII. Henbane. 
