CONDIMENTS AND SPICES. 



Pimpinella Anisum. Linn. Anise. 



Linn. Syst. Pentandria Digynia. 



The fruit, Anise seed. 



Vernacular. Setapushpa? Sans. Anesun, Saurif, Hind. Mu- 

 hooree, Beng. Ervidos, Echra, Sataphushpha, Son/, By. Som- 

 boo, Tarn. Kuppi-chettu, Tel. Sinhala-asamodagan, Cey. 

 Anesoon, Arab. Razaneh-roomee, Pers. Jeramanis, Malaya. 



Hafiitat. Scio, Egypt, Asia. Cultivated widely. 

 Remarks. See " Drugs.'* 



Ptychotis Ajowan. De C. 



Linn. Sytt. Pentandria Digynia. 



The fruit. 



Vernacular. Ajamodum, Sans. Ajwan, Juvanee, Boro-joan, Hind. 

 Beng. Womum, Tarn. Amoos, Arab. Nankah, Pers. 



Habitat. Cultivated in India. 



Remarks. See " Drugs," under which Class Asafcetida, one of the 

 conmonest condiments in use here, is catalogued. The plant is not 

 known in Bombay, hence is omitted in this place. The Angelica of 

 Europe is the root of Archangelica officinalis, Hoff. et Koch. 



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



Capsicum annuum. Linn. Common Capsicum. 

 Capsicum baccatum. Linn. Bird-pepper. 

 Capsicum grossum. W. Large Capsicum, Bell-pepper. 

 Capsicum frutescens. Linn. Shrubby Capsicum, Guinea-peeper. 

 Capsicum minimum. Blanco. 

 Capsicum nepalensis. ' Dr. Owen. 



Linn. Syst. Pentandria Monogynia. 



The fruit, Chillies ; and the powdered capsule of C. frutescens, 



Cayenne Pepper. 



Vernacular. C. annuum, Gachmurich, Beng. Capoo-mologoo, 

 Mai. Mollaghai, Tarn. Merapu-kai, Tel. Ratamiris, Cey! 

 C. frutescens, Bran-maricha, Sans. Lall-lunka-muricha, 

 Huldi-lunka-muricha, Beng. Lal-mirchie, Dec, Meneshena, Can. 

 Tambhudud-da-meerchingay, Mahratta. (Piddington.) Mollaghai, 

 Tarn. Merapu-kai, Tel. Gas-miris, Cey. Dar-felfel % Arab! 

 Fcetf-el-achmar, Egypt. C. minimum,--^ a n-lunk-murich, 

 Beng. Dhan-murich, Beng. Nayi-miris, Cey. 

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