SOL 
floribus. Hort. Elth. 364. 'Tree-like Nightjhade 6f Bue- 
nos Ayres , with flowers like, the Potatoe. 
24. Solanum ( Bahamenfe ) cauie frutefcente inermi, fo- 
lks lanceolatis fmuato-dentatis glabris, umbellis erec- 
tis. Nightjhade with a Jhrubly unarmed ftalk , fpcarjh ap- 
ed, flnuated , indented , fmooth leaves , and erebi umbels. 
Soianum Bahamenfe arborefcens, folio finuato. Horn 
Elth. 363. Tree-like Nightjhade from the Bahama Iflands, 
with a fvnuated leaf. 
25. Solanum ( Sempervirens ) cauie inermi fruticofo, fo- 
lds integerrimis, pedunculis lateralibus filiformibus. 
Lin. Sp. Plant. 185. Nightjhade with a fhrubby un- 
armed ftalk , oval entire leaves , and thread-like foot-Jlalks 
to the flowers, proceeding from the fide of the branches. 
Solanum lignofum Africanum fempervirens, laurinis 
f bliis, H. Am ft, 2. p. 1 9 1 Woody, evergreen, African 
Nightjhade, with Bay leaves. 
26. Solanum ( Africanum ) cauie inermi frutefcente flex- 
uofo, foliis ovatis fubdentatis craffis. Nightjhade with 
a fhrubby, flexible, unarmed ftalk, and oval thick leaves 
fomewhat indented. Solanum dulcamarum Africanum, 
foliis craffis hirfutis. Hort. Elth. 365. Climbing African 
Nightjhade with hairy thick leaves. 
27. Solanum (JUmbellatum) cauie frutefcente inermi, fo- 
liis lanceolatis integerrimis fubtus pilofis, umbellis 
eredtis terminalibus. Nightjhade with a jhrubby unarm- 
ed ftalk, fpear-jhaped entire leaves which are hairy on 
their under fide, a?id erebi umbels terminating the branches. 
Solanum Americanum frutefeens non fpinofum, fo- 
lds oblongis fubtus incanis, floribus umbellatis. 
Houft. American fhrubby Nightjhade without thorns , 
oblong leaves hoary on their under fides, and flowers in 
umbels. 
28. Solanum ( Racemofum ) cauie inermi fruticofo, foliis 
ovato integerrimis, fubtus tomentofis, umbellis erec- 
tis terminalibus, calycibus obtufis lanuginofis. Night- 
jhade with a Jhrubby unarmed ftalk, oval entire leaves 
which are woolly on their under fide, erebi umbels termi- 
nating the branches, and downy cbtufe empalements. So- 
lanum Americanum ' fruticofum glabrum, foliis fub- 
rotundis fubtus incanis, floribus racemofls. Houft. 
MSS. Smooth, jhrubby, American Nightjhade with round- 
ijh leaves which are hoary on their under fide , and branch- 
ing flowers. 
29. Solanum iTrilobatum) cauie aculeato fruticofo, fo- 
liis cuneiformibus fubtrilobis glabris obtufis inermi- 
bus. Lin. Sp. Plant. 270. Nightjhade with a prickly 
Jhrubby ftalk, leaves with fmuated indentures , bunches of 
flowers on the fide of the branches , and the fpines every 
where recurved. Solanum fpinofum, Jamaicenfe gla- 
brum, foliis parvis minus profunde laciniatis. Pluk. 
Phyt. 3 1 6. fig. 5. Prickly Jamaica Nightjhade, whofe 
fmall leaves are left deeply cut.. 
30. Solanum ( Virginianum ) cauie aculeato herbaceo, 
foliis pinnatifidis utrinque aculeatis, laciniis finuatis 
obtufis, calycibus aculeatis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 267. 
Nightjhade with a prickly herbaceous ftalk, wing-pointed 
leaves which are armed with fpines on both fides, and 
prickly empalements. Solanum annuum nigricans Vir- 
ginianum fpinofiffimum late fe fpargens, flore csru- 
leo glabrum. Pluk. Phyt. 62. fig. 3. Black, annual, 
Virginia Nightjhade which is the moft prickly, having a 
blue fmooth flower. 
31. Solanum ( Mammofum ) cauie aculeato herbaceo, fo- 
liis cordatis quinquelobis, utrinque villofis aculeatis. 
Vir. Cliff. 1 5. Nightjhade with a prickly herbaceous ftalk, 
and heart-jhaped leaves with five lobes, which are hairy 
and prickly on both fides. Solanum Barbadenfe fpino- 
fum ajinuum, frudtu aureo rotundiore pyri parvi in- 
verfo forma & magnitudine. Pluk. Phyt. tab. 225. 
fig. 1. Annual, prickly, Barba does Nightjhade, with a 
rounder golden fruit of the form and fize of a fmall Pear 
inverted, commonly called Bachelor's Pear. 
32. Solanum (flehiru-fehuna ) cauie aculeato, foliis pin- 
nato-finuatis, fructu racemofo. Nightjhade with a 
prickly ftalk, Jinuated wing-like leaves, and fruit growing 
in a long bunch. 
The firft fort is now very common upon dunghills, 
and on rich cultivated foils in many parts of Eng- 
land, where it often becomes a very troublefome 
SOL 
weed. This is the fort which the College of PhyfL 
cians have dire&ed to be ufed in medicine, under 
the title of Solanum hortenfe : and although it is now 
become a very troublefome weed in many gardens 
near London, yet it is not a native of this country, 
but is fuppoied to have been brought originally from 
America, from whence the greater part of the fpecies 
of this genus have been introduced into Europe. 
There are two varieties of this which are found grow- 
ing naturally in England. The moft common fort is 
an upright branching plant with oval, acute-pointed, 
fmooth leaves, and black berries. The other is alow 
branching plant with indented leaves, and greeniffi 
yellow berries j but whether thefe are only varieties, or 
diftind fpecies I cannot fay, though I have fown their 
feeds feparately, and have found them keep their dif- 
ference one year, but do not know if they will conti- 
nue it always. 
The fecond fort fifes with an eredt branching ftalk 
three feet high; the leaves are oval, angular, indent- 
ed, and fmooth ; the flowers are produced in round- 
iffi bunches in form of umbels ; they are white, hav- 
ing five ftar-pointed petals which fpread open and are 
reflexed ; in the center are five ftamina, which are 
terminated by oblong yellow fummits ftanding clofe 
together ; after the flowers are paft, the germen fwell 
to round pulpy berries of a yellow colour, having 
nodding umbels on the fide of the branches ; the 
flowers appear in July, and the feeds ripen in au- 
tumn. I have feveral times received the feeds of this 
fort from Barbadoes, where it is fuppofed to grow 
naturally. * 
The third fort rifes with hairy branching ftalks two 
feet and a half high ; the leaves are woolly, oval, 
fpear-ffiaped, acute-pointed, and indented on their 
edges ; the flowers are like thofe of the former fort, 
and the berries are of the fame fize and ffiape, but are 
of a red colour ; this flowers and ripens its berries at 
the fame time with the former. The feeds of this 
came from America. The feeds of the fourth fort 
came from the Weft-Indies; this hath taller and 
fmoother ftalks than either of the former ; the leaves 
are of a dark green and are fmooth ; they are oval, 
acute-pointed, and indented on their edges in angular 
indentures ; the flowers are produced in nodding um- 
bels on the fide of the branches, which are fucceeded 
by fmooth red berries ; this flowers at the fame time 
with the former forts. 
The fifth fort grows naturally in Virginia ; the ftalks 
of this are angular, and rife upward of three feet high, 
dividing into a few {lender branches, which fpread 
from each other, and are garniffied with oval, acute- 
pointed, fmooth leaves, of a deep green colour ; they 
have a few indentures on their edges ; the flowers are 
very fmall, and there are but few in each umbel ; 
they have narrow acute-pointed petals, white on the 
infide, and purpliffi without ; they appear in Auguft, 
and are fucceeded by fmall black berries which ripen 
late in autumn. 
The fixth fort grows naturally in North America. 
The ftalks of this fort rife three feet high, and di- 
vide into fpreading branches ; they are angular, fur- 
rowed, and have a few ffiort fpines ; the leaves are 
oval and entire ; they are fix inches long, and five 
broad, of a dark green colour, and have long foot- 
ftalks ; the flowers come out from the fide of the 
branches in fmall umbels, which nod on one fide ; 
they are fmall, white, and ftar-pointed, and are fuc- 
ceeded by fmall black berries which ripen late in 
autumn. 
The feventh fort grows naturally in Guinea. This 
rifes with a ftrong, thick, herbaceous, angular ftalk 
two feet and a half high, dividing into ffiort thick 
branches, which are garnifhed with oblong, oval, 
fmooth leaves, near five inches long, and three and 
a half broad, which have a few indentures, and (land 
upon pretty long foot-ftalks. The flowers are pro- 
duced in nodding umbels from the fide of the ftalk ; 
they are like thofe of the firft fort, but are larger. 
Thefe are fucceeded by large black berries the fize 
