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2. Solanum Dulcamara, Linn. ; FI. Br. Ind. iv. 229. A 
pubescent herb ; stems shrubby at the base ; branches long, 
climbing or trailing. Leaves ovate or oblong, 1-3 in., long- 
pointed, entire or sometimes lobed at the base. Flowers purple, 
|-£ in. diam., 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, 5-10x3-5 in., entire, long-pointed. 
Flowers white, J-f 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 indieum, 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. Flowers 
blue, f-1 in. diam., in racemes, rarely solitary. Calyx tomentose, 
usually prickly. Corolla tomentose outside. Berry glabrous, 
^ in. diam., yellow. 
