134 SOLANACE^. [Capsicum. 



Berries elongate, tapering . . . . C. frutescens. 

 Berries globote or nearly so .... C. frutescens var. 



baccata. 



C. annuum, L.,Watt E. D. — A shrubby herb, cultivated sparingly in 

 gardens of Europeans. It includes the majority of the mild forms of 

 chillie usually raised from European seed. 



Var acuminata, Fingerh. C. frutescens, R,oxb. Fl. Ind. i, 574 ; F. B. I. 

 iv,239; Watt E. JJ.-A shrubby herb, generally cultivated. The 

 forms with erect fruits are the true Eed and Yellow Chillies ; those 

 witb pendent fruits are the Gachh mirich or Lai gach-mirich, Lanka 

 mirich or Lai lank* mirich of native cultivators, according as the 

 fruits are yellow or red. Prain is of opinion that these forms must 

 have been evolved since C- annuum was first introduced^ to India, 

 for in America they are only known as having been raised from 

 Indian seed. 



Var. abbreviata, Fingerh. C. annuum, Roxb. Fl. Ind. i, 573- Cultivated 

 sparingly in gardens of Europeans. This includes the majority of 

 the pungent forms of Chillie usually raised from European seed. 



V ar. grossa, Sendt. C. grossum, Roxb Fl. Ind. i, 574; F. B. 1. iv, 239 j 

 Watt E. D. A shrubby herb, cultivated m gardens both European 

 and native. Vern. Ka'phari mirich. Spanish Pepper. 



Var. cerasiformis, Mill. C cerasiforme. Roxb. Fl. Ind. i, 574. C. grossum, 

 var. cerasiformis, F. B. I. iv, 229.— A shrubby herb, cultivated occa- 

 sionally in European gardens. Cherry-pepper. 



Var. nigra. C. purpureum, Roxb Fl. Ind. i. 574 ; A shrubby herb, cul- 

 tivated occasionally in native gardens. Purple chillie. 



C. frutescens, Linn. C. minimum, Roxb. Fl. Ind. i, 574 ; F. B. I. 



iv, 239 ; Watt E D.—A much-branched shrub ; cultivated, but not 

 very extensively ; quite naturalized in waste places. Birds-Eye 

 Chillie of Europeans. Vern. Dhan gachh mirich or Dhan lanlca 

 mirich. 



Var. baccata Irish. C. minimum, F. B I. iv, 239 in part.— A much- 

 branched shrub, cultivated occasionally. Brazil pepper or rimentas. 



Htosctamus Niger, Linn. (Henbane). Vern. Kharasani-ajwain. A 

 coarse herb, clothed with viscid hairs ; the flower* lurid-green, veined 

 with purple. It is wild on the N. Himalaya up to 11,000ft., and extends 

 through W. Asia to Europe and N. Africa. The plant has for many 

 years been cultivated in the Saharanpur Botanical Garden during the 

 cold season for supplying the medical depots in India with leaves and 

 extract. 



Nicotiana, Linn contains the well-known tobacco plant, N. 

 Tabacum ; also a'second species, N. rustica, both of which are cultiv- 

 ated within the area of this flora. An important monograph of the 

 genuB by Professor Comes of Naples was published in 1899. See also : 

 F. B. I iv, 245; Watt E.D.: Comm. Prod. Ind. 793 ; DC. L' Orig. 

 Fl. Cult. Ill ; Field and Oard. Crops, N. W. Prov. and Oudh, part i, 69. 



