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2. Solaimm Dulcamara, Linn . ; FI. Br. Ind. iv. 229. A 
pubescent herb ; stems shrubby at the base ; branches long, climb- 
ing or trailing. Leaves ovate or oblong, 1-3 in., long-pointed, 
entire or sometimes lobed at the base. Flowers purple, in. 
diaim, in loose, drooping cymes. Calyx-teeth obtuse. Corolla- 
lobes recurved. Berry J in. diam., red when ripe. 
Narkunda ; August. — W. Himalaya, 4000-8000 ft. — Temperate Asia, Europe 
(Britain, Woody Nightshade or Bittersweet). 
3. Solanum verbascifolium, Linn . ; FI. Br. Ind. iv. 230. An 
erect shrub, 10-20 ft., covered with dense, stellate tomentum. 
Leaves broadly lanceolate, 5-10 x 3-5 in., entire, long-pointed. 
Flowers white, in. diam., crowded in stalked, compound 
cymes. Calyx-teeth broad, acute. Corolla woolly outside. 
Berry ^ in. diam., yellow. 
Valleys below Simla ; September, October. — Throughout India, ascending 
to 5000 ft. — Tropical Asia, Australia, America. 
4. Solanum mdicum, Linn.;, FI. Br. Ind. iv. 234. A small 
shrub or perennial herb, 1-6 ft. ; stems prickly, branching. Leaves 
ovate, 3-6 x 1-4 in., sinuate ; upper surface stellately hairy, lower 
tomentose ; nerves on both surfaces prickly. h'lowers blue, 
J-l in. diam., in racemes, rarely solitary. Calyx tomentose, 
usually prickly. Corolla tomentose outside. Berry glabrous, 
^ in. diam., yellow. 
