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Fig. 139. — -Cardamoms {Eleitaria cardamomum, Ginger Family, Zingibcra- 

 cece). A, leaf. B, flowering branch. C, flower, |. D, same cut ver- 

 tically. E, F, G, various forms of pods, 3. H, seed, with covering, 

 enlarged. J, K, seed, cut across and vertically, showing the seed-food 

 (p and e) and the embryo {em). (Luerssen.) — A perennial herb with 

 leafy shoots 2-3 m. tall; leaves pale green; flowers whitish, purple- 

 striped; pods pale yellowish; .seeds brown. Native home, India to Java. 



mentioned in this chapter as to require separate treatment. 

 They agree in being used primarily for their sharp taste. 

 Horseradish is the root of a famihar plant (Fig. 144) which 

 owes its pungency to a minute amount of a volatile oil 



