CAPSICUM 



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with two or three distinct longitudinal ridges, longitudinally striate, 

 2- or 3-locular, dissepiments thin, united below; seeds 10 to 20, 

 campylotropous, irregularly circular or obovate, flattened, pointed, 

 about 3 to 4 mm. in diameter, 0.5 mm. in thickness, edge slightly 

 thickened, embryo curved, embedded in the endosperm; odor dis- 





FIG. 266. Stramonium: a, upper epidermis with 3 stomata; 6, lower epidermis 

 and 2 stomata; c, non-glandular hairs, the cuticle strongly papillose; d, 

 glandular hairs; e, various forms of calcium oxalate crystals; /, portion of 

 xylem showing wood fibers (w), and tracheae having simple pores (p), bor- 

 dered pores (s) and annular and spiral thickenings (I). 



tinct. The pericarp of African chillies have a slightly acid and 

 pungent taste; the seeds a sweetish, bland and pungent taste; and 

 the dissepiments are extremely pungent. The pericarp of Japanese 

 chillies have a slightly bitter acid, and mildly pungent taste; the 



