778 ON THE VOLCANO OF TAAL, 



173. PiiYSALis PERUVIANA, L. Potocan, Tagalo ; Daun-doba^ 

 Malay ; Hodzuke, Japanese. The Cape Gooseberry so prized for 

 making preserves in Australia, of which Mr. Bentham says that, 

 though of South American origin, it is perhaps really indigenous 

 in the Pacific Islands, but in the Philippines, as in Australia, it has 

 been introduced. 



174. Lycopersicum esculentum. Miller. Sangogiu-nasubi in 

 Japanese, for in all the Indian Archipelago it is called by its 

 Spanish name of tomatte from the American name Tumatle. The 

 Chinese call it Fan-ke, but in all the Asiatic countries its intro- 

 duction does not date much beyond a couple of centuries back. 

 De Candolle thinks it is of Peruvian origin. Both in the Malay 

 Archipelago and in the Philippines it has become almost naturalized 

 as it is in Australia, and especially in the tropics. In this quasi wild 

 state the fruit loses its large irregular development, and becomes 

 small and spherical like the variety called L. cerasi forme, which De 

 Candolle thinks is the same species. This is the manner in which 

 one sees it naturalized in old clearings or near gardens. 



175. Capsicum frutescens, Willd. Pasitis (or chilis) in 

 Tagalo; Chabei-besar (large chabei) in Malay, also lada merah 

 (red lada), also lada-china. This species, which is taller and 

 more woody than G. annuum, is the one generally cultivated for 

 the manufacture of cayenne pepper. It is a native of South 

 America, but has become naturalized in the east and in Australia. 



176. Capsicum annuum, L. Chiles, Tagalo; Lada-china 

 Malay ; Pimento in Spanish, and the name Spanisch Pfeffer in 

 German points to its origin in Europe. The word chilli would 

 appear to be a Mexican name, and throughout the East generally 

 the small capsicum is known by that name. In China it is called 

 Lat-tsiu ; in Japanese Tangiku-mamori. 



177. Capsicum minimum. Mill. Stem shrubby, fruit small ovate 

 erect. A shrub, one to two feet high. This species I did not see, 

 but the whole of the capsicums may be regarded as mere escapes 

 from cultivation on the island. . 



