Capsicum, PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA, 573 
CAPSICUM. Schreb. gen. N. 338. 
Corol wheel-shaped. Anthers converging. Berry mgt 
rior, juiceless, from two to three-celled, 
1. C. purpureum. R. 
_Shrubby. Leaves ovate-lanceolate. Bedunles solitary in 
the divisions of the branchlets; after the blossom drops erect. 
Berry erect, ovate, dark purple, 
In 1796, I found a single plant of this species in the gar- 
den, but from whence it came I could never learn ; most like- 
ly from the Molucea Islands, The seeds have for these thir- 
teen years continued to produce, in all situations, plants ex- 
actly the same as the original one; this circumstance, with 
the general colour and erect ovate fruit, leaves litle Toom to 
doubt its being a distinct species, ue 
Stem short, branches numerous, lichens! iycteng pahaots 
almost four-sided, and deeply tinged with dark purple; whole — 
height from two to four feet, Leaves solitary at the divisions 
of the branches, or in pairs where the branches do not divide, 
petioled, oyate-lanceolate ; they are also tinged with the pre- 
vailing dark purple colour of the whole plant, particularly 
the nerves and veins, Peduneles solitary in the divisions of 
the branches, as long as the petioles, | Flowers a, beautiful 
purple, drooping. Berry ovate, erect, of a dark-purple till 
ripe, then of a dull reddish colour, generally three-celled, but 
_ the partitions are often discontinued towards the apex. 
_ The envelope of the seed is rather less acrid than that of tthe 
ortienaartanipebenat- camlahien phi bee: pea Deere ae 
Py ro annuum. Willd, sp. i. 1050, 
Shrubby. Leaves Pt iE Peduncles slit. 
Flowers drooping. Fruit oblong, reflex. 
This does not appear to be anative ciiaethe: Hindoos 
have no name for it, nor is it even found in their gardens. In 
: India the Capsicums are all shrubby, but produce so bedi 
