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mordens foliis majoritus furrectum fructu parvo, eblongo, Ejufa. ib > vel folani mor- 
dentis filiquis furrectis rotundis, alterummeenus frutty parum acuminato. Ejuld. ib > 
Capficum filiquis furrettis & oblongis exiguis. Tournef, Inft. p. 152. Caphicum 
five piper Barbadienfe fruttu Berkeridis acerrimo. Bob. hil. Ox. part. 3. P. 530. | 
This differs only from the foregoing, in that ‘tis not perfectly round, bur 
pyramidal, and a little poinred. 
It grows commonly with it. 
XXXVIT Capficum oblongum minus recurvis filiquis. Park. Cat. p.113. Cuap- 
ficum filiquis recurvis, minus. Tournef. Inft. p. 15%. Piment qui femble du co- 
rail de Biet. p. 334. An Solanummordens oblongum minus pendentibus recurvis 
iliquis puniceis. Pluken. Alm. p. 353 2 Vel Solanum mordens propendentibus fili- 
quts oblongis recurvis. Ejufd. ¢ > 
This is in every ‘part like the other larger Cap/ioums, only its Fruit is 
two Inches Jong, ‘a little crooked, ‘round, about the bignefS of a Goofe- 
Quill, bat towards the end decreafing, and ‘ending'in a blunt point, of a 
wery fine {Carlet colour. 
It is planted by the Inhabitants very carefully :in their Gardens, for its 
ufe im Pottages, ¢c. and is us'd indifferently with the Fruit “of thofe of the 
other Kinds. 
This powdered with ‘Salt is made into Loaves, after every Morel, fome 
of which is taken up between the Fingers, and at by the Brafilians. It is 
the only Simple of Brafile defcribed by Marbivlus. Liery. 
This is figured in Cordws with two orher forts on the fame Shrub, from 
Tragus, and in Lonicerus with one othet. ‘a many of the old Herbals many 
of thefe Capfica'are figured together on'the fame Stalk. / 
XXKVIIL Capficum filiqua lata & rugofa. Park. p. 14, Tab, 146. FH. 3. 
Solanum mordens fructu magno petafvide, Bonnet Pepper, woftraribus vulzo. 
Pluk. Alm. 0.353. Bell-Pepper. 
This rifes four or five Foot high, as in every thing like theether Caphicums, 
only the Fruit is large, turbinated, conoidal, or fomewhat fhap’d like a 
Bell, whence the Name, hanging down towards the Ground, the fidés-of it 
being deeply finuated or furrowed here and chore, efpecially towards the 
oint. 
It is {weet fimell’d. Greg. de Rec. 
A little put on Coals, the Fume entring the Nofe and Lungs, excites a 
troubleiome Cough, not to be remedied but by a Handkerchief wet in Vi- 
nepar. TZertre. 
It is the moft commonly planted of any of the Cupfcwms, and ufed &x- 
tremely by /ndians and Blacks. 
It is very often pickled by cutting off the largeft part mext the Stalk, and 
clearing it of its Seed, and putting it into Pickle of Vinegar atid Salt. 
Itisusd in every thing as the others. The Ledians and Noproes make it 
the proper Corrective for all forts of Legamina, and Sallers, and will Katee 
abftain from it in hot Difeafes. 
Thefe Peppers ought not to be inwardly us'd, having fomething venetious 
and malignant in them. Dod. 
It is ufed all over Spain for Pepper. 7. B. 
XXXIX. Capfewm filiqua lata non rugofa. Cat. p. rr 4. 
It differs only from the other in making a lefler not furrowed Fruit, which 
is yery fhining and polifht. This feemsto be only a variety of the former. 
Q4qq 7 XL, Capfi- 
