The stamens, five in number, are borne on the throat of the corolla, and consist of long, large anthers, borne on short filaments, loosely joined into a tube and opening by a longitudinal slit on the inside, and this is the chief botanical distinction between [Pg 3] this genus and Solanum to which the potato, pepper, night shade and tobacco belong.
— from Tomato Culture: A Practical Treatise on the Tomato by W. W. (William Warner) Tracy
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