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Potato Starch " were imported, chiefly from Central Europe 

 and the United States, 



la- ix. 3 (1915), pp. 485-487. 



2. Numerous notes and papers. 



3. No. 173, 1918, "Potato Growing 55 ; No. 296, 1918, 

 "Potato Growing in Allotments and Small Gardens 55 No. 299, 

 1917, " Storage of Potatoes and other Vegetables for "Winter 

 Use. 55 



3a. No. 67, 1916, "Economy in Using Potatoes 55 ; No. 69, 

 1917, "The Culture of Early Potatoes under Glass 55 ; No. 74, 

 1917, " Cutting of Seed Potatoes." 



The "Garden Egg, 55 "Egg Plant 55 or " Brinjal 55 (Solanum 

 Melon gena, Linn.), a shrubby spiny plant 3 to 4 ft. high, is 

 commonly grown as a vegetable in most warm countries, includ- 

 ing China, India, West Indies, Tropical Africa, Southern 

 Europe, &C, "Melon Pear' 5 or "Pepino" (£• mvricatitm, 



Ait.), of Peru, has an edible fruit. It has been tried at Kew 

 and in the gardens of the Royal Horticultural Society; but the 

 fruits grown under glass have been found to be decidedly inferior 

 to those grown in its native country, and quite unsuitable as a 

 dessert fruit here (K.B. 1893, p. 21). 



Capsicum anniiuin, Linn. ; Capsicum, Red Pepper 



An annual, widely distributed in the Tropics. 



; v 



Capsicum irutescens, Linn.; Capsicum., Chillies, Bird Pepper. 

 A small shrub, common throughout all tropical countries. 

 The Capsicums generally are used chiefly as condiments, 



made trom the more 



and the milder fruits as a vegetable, stuffed with meat and 

 baked, or eaten raw as a salad. An extensive trade is done in 

 the fruits under the name " Capsicums " and "Chillies, 55 the 

 former being broadly used for the larger fruits and the latter 

 for the smaller. The principal sources of supply are Zanzibar, 

 Uganda, Nynsaland, British East Africa, Sierra Leone, Natal, 

 India, Japan and the West Indies, the total trade approximating 

 to 100 tons a year (see Returns under Piper nigrum from Japan, 

 British East Africa, and other British Possessions: probably all 

 " Capsicums "). 



1. 1898, "Chillies," pp. 171-175. 



la. ix. 3 (1915), "Capncum?* pp. 489-492. 



The "Cape Gooseberry 55 (Physalis peruviana, Linn.), a 

 shrubby plant 2 to 3 ft. high, native of Peru, widely distributed 

 in the Tropics; makes a good preserve. The "Tree Tomato 15 

 (Cyphomanrfra betacea, Sendt.), a shrub or small tree, 8 to 

 12 ft. hio-h, native of Peru, cultivated in East Africa, West 

 Indies, Southern Europe, &c, has an edible fruit which may be 

 eaten raw or cooked like the ordinary tomato, and makes a good 

 preserve and jelly. 



1. Aug. 1887, "Tree Tomato/ 5 pp. 2-6. 



la. ix. 3 (1915). "Physalis," pp. 487-488; " Cyphomandra," 



pp. 488-489. 



