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white pepper. Third, the commercial dried black pepper may be run 

 through rollers, which grind off the outer fleshy portion, leaving the stone, 

 which constitutes machine white pepper. 



1448. Ordinary commercial black pepper, produced in the East Indies and known 



as "Aleppy" pepper. 



1449. The same, ground. 



1450. Singapore black pepper. Produced at Singapore and presented by Boustead 



& Company, of Singapore. 



145 1. The same, ground. 



1452. Tellicherry black pepper. A fine variety of the same. Presented by 



Gravenhorst & Company, of New York City. 



1453. Sumatra black pepper, grade A. 



1454. The same, grade B. 



1455. The preceding in a ground condition. 



1456. The same, grade C. 



1457. Lampong black pepper. 



1458. The same ground. 



1459. Acheen black pepper. 



1460. Dark-colored pepper shells. — The outer layer of the fleshy portion of com- 



mercial black pepper, as removed for the making of white pepper. 



1461. Light-colored pepper shells. — The inner layer of the fleshy outer covering of 



commercial black pepper, as ground off to make white pepper. 



1462. Black-pepper siftings. — The refuse matters sifted out of black pepper in 



cleaning it for the market. 



1463. Refuse material resulting from the grinding of black pepper. 



1464. Native or Singapore white pepper. — The putamen of Piper nigrum L. from 



the ripe fruit of which the fleshy portion has been rubbed off while in the 

 fresh condition. Produced in Singapore. Presented by Boustead & 

 Company, of Singapore. 



1465. Muntok white pepper. — The same, produced in Muntok. Same donor. 



1466. Penang white pepper. — The same, produced at Penang. 



1467. The preceding, in a ground condition. 



1468. Machine decorticated white pepper. — Produced by milling off by machinery 



the outer fleshy portions from commercial dried black pepper. 



1469. Another sample of the same. 



1470. The same, in a ground condition. 



1471. White pepper siftings. — The chaffy portions winnowed out from white 



pepper to clean it for the market. 



1472. Piperidine. — The principal pungent constituent of black and long peppers. 



An alkaloidal substance. 



1473. Piperine. An alkaloid obtained from the preceding. 



1474. Long pepper. — The unripe fruit of Chavica officinalis Miq. Native of Java 



and cultivated. Presented by Boustead & Company, of Singapore. 



1475. Another sample of the same. 



THE NUTMEG FAMILY [Myristicaceae) 



1476. Nutmeg fruits. — The entire fruit of Myristica fragrans Houtt. Native of 



the Mollucca Islands and cultivated in tropical regions. The specimens 



