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Fig. 124. — Black Pepper {Piper nigrum, Pepper Family, Piperacece). A, 

 fruiting branch, J. B, part of a spike showing three flowers, t- 

 C, fruit, cut vertically to show the seed within, its minute embryo in 

 copious seed-food, f. (Baillon.) — A woody vine, tall-climbing partlj^ 

 by means of roots; leaves evergreen; flowers minute; fruit red. Native 

 home, India. 



Fig. 125, I. — Red Pepper {Capnicum annuum, Nightshade Family, Solatta- 

 cece). Fruiting plant, i. (Vilmorin.) — An annual or biennial herb of 

 shrubby appearance; leaves smooth; flowers whitish; fruit juiccless, 

 red, yellow, or violet, very various in form and color. Native home, 

 South America. 



