FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. 



Habitat. C. Myxa, Egypt, Arabia, Persia, Goozerat, Silhet. C. 

 latifolia, India within and beyond the Ganges. 



Remarks. The fruit of the latter is larger than that of the former 

 species, and both constitute the Sebestena of old Pharmacopeia. C. 

 Myxa has been considered the Persea of the ancients already shown to 

 refer to Balanites cegyptiaca : it is very probably the Myxa and Egyptian- 

 plum of Pliny, and certainly it afforded the wood of the Egyptian mum- 

 my cases. There is just a chance that it also may have been the Persea 

 of Dioscorides, although the probability is that it is not, and that he, like 

 Pliny, in describing the Persea, confounded it with the Persica or Peach. 

 Sprengel refers the Persea to Cordia Sebestena, a species peculiar to the 

 Antilles, and which Linnseus most unfortunately named after a renowned 

 product of the old world. The seeds of Cordia Myxa are sold under the 

 name of Chakoon-ke-benge. See N. 0. 178; and "Drugs," and "Woods." 



N. O. 157. SOLANACE^E. NIGHTSHADES. 

 Lycopersicon esculentum. Don. Love Apple, Tomatoe. 



Linn. Syst. Pentandria Monogynia. 



The fruit, used as a salad and sauce. 



Vernacular. Wall-wanyee, By. Seemie-takalie-pullam, Tarn. 

 Maha-rata-tamattie, Cey. Tamattie, Malaya. 



Habitat. South America. Cultivated widely. 



Remarks. First described by Anguillara ; but Fraas considers it may 

 be the \vK07repo-iov of Galen. 



Physalis peruviana. W. Eatable Winter Cherry. 



Linn. Syst. Pentandria Monogynia. 



The fruit, used as a fruit, tart fruit, and conserve. 



Vernacular. Tapureea, Tepeeriya, Tophlee, Beng. Macao, Hind, 

 Budda-busara, Pambudda, Tel. 



Habitat. South America. Cultivated widely. 

 Solanum Melongena. W. Egg Plant. 



Linn. Syst. Pentandria Monogynia. 



The fruit, used as a vegetable. 



Vernacular. Vartta, Sans. Bong, Bartakoo, Mahotee, Hingolee, 

 Sans. Beng. Begoon, Beng. Baingan, Badanjan, Hind. 

 Wangan, Sindh. Wangee, By. Faloothala, Mai. Kattrikai, 

 Valoothalay, Tarn. Wangkai, Chirivanga, Niru-vanaa, Metta- 

 vanke, Tel. Wambatu, Cey. Badangan, Arab. Pers. Trong, 

 Malaya. Badinaan, Sumatra. A long variety, Kootee, Sans. 

 Gooti-begoon, Beng. Kodivelung-kattrikai t Tarn. Neerwanya, 

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