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ported to every part of the world. It is exported also 

 from Cochinchina. 



White Pepper was formerly thought to be a differ- 

 ent species from the Black ; but it is nothing more 

 than the ripe berries deprived of their skin by steep- 

 ing them about a fortnight in water ; after which they 

 are dried in the sun. The berries falling to the ground 

 when over-ripe lose their outer coat, and are sold as 

 an inferior sort of White Pepper. 



Black Pepper is the strongest and the hottest of 

 them all; and is most commonly used for medical as 

 well culinary purposes. That which is called Cayan 

 Pepper is produced from a plant in the West Indies, 

 of a very different genus, called Capsicum, of which 

 there are five species ; and that particular species from 

 which the Cayan is made is Capsicum minimum. 



There is no English plant of this Order. 



