Plants of the Punjab. 



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Herbs, Erect, with Alternate Exstipulate JSimple leaves. 



Leaf Margins Entire. 



Physalis peruviana, 

 Cape gooseberry, 



Tipari. 

 Solanace^. 

 F. B. I. iv. 238. 

 The Plains to 

 5,000 ft. 



Capsicum frutescens, 

 Chilli, 



Lai marich. 



BOLANACEiE. 



F. B. I. iv. 239. 

 The Plains to 

 6,000 ft. - 

 Kashmir. 

 Baluchistan 

 (Hiighes-Buller). 



Petals united. 



like the last species, but more hairy, stouter, fruit- 

 calyx larger, corolla yellow with 5 large purple spots 

 at the base within, fruit yellow when ripe. This plant is 

 indigenous and cultivated in Tropical America ; cultivated 

 widely in India for its sweet acidulated berries. 



medium size, annual, smooth or nearly so, stem 

 woody, much branched, bushy ; leaves 2-4 by |-1 in., 

 lanceolate, margin entire or shghtly wavy, prolonged into 

 the stalk, stalk |-| in.; flowers ^in. across, white, on solitary 

 axihary stalks or 2-3 together, calyx bell-shaped, minutely 

 5-toothed, ridges running into teeth, coroha wheel-shaped, 

 5-angled, stamens 5, anthers fringed with black, style 

 short, stigma round ; berry 2-3 in., yellowish-red, tapering, 

 long, skin loose, seeds many, discoid. This plant is not 

 indigenous, it is probably indigenous in America ; it is 

 widely cultivated for its pungent fruit, wiiich is used as 

 a condiment. 



Capsicum minimum, hke the last, but smaller, flower stalks mostly 2-8 



Bird's-eye-Cliilli, together, berry red, 1| by | in., or smaller, nearly erect. 



This plant is only found cultivated and is used as a con- 

 diment. 



Gach marich 

 Solanace.^. 

 F. B. I. iv. 239. 

 The Plains. 



Capsicum grossum, 



Kafri marich. 

 Solanace^. 

 F. B. I. iv. 239. 

 The Plains. 



Witliania somnifera, 



Asgand, aksan. 

 Solanace^. 

 F. B. I. iv. 239. 

 The Plains. 

 Lahore. 

 Salt Range. 

 Baluchistan 

 (Stocks). 



like the last, but the flower stalks are solitary, nod- 

 ding in fruit, berry 3 by 2 in. or smaller, red. This plant 

 is only found cultivated and is usfd as a condiment, but is 

 not so pungent as the other species. 



medium size to large, greyish-green, branches round ; 

 leaves 2-4 in., ovate, thinly woolly, almost pointed, stalks 

 |--| in. ; flowers |-| in., greenish yellow, axillary, sessile or 

 shortly stalked, solitary or clustered, calyx I in. in flower, 

 I in. in fruit, bell-shaped, 5-6-toothed, in fruit papery, 

 swollen, enclosing the berry, corolla bell-shaped, lobes 

 3-6 short, stamens 5-6, on the base of the corolla, stigma 

 shortly 2-fid ; berry |--J in. diam., round, seeds many, 

 discoid. The seeds are like the root diuretic and hypnotic. 



