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CAPSICUM 



Var. acuminitum, Fingerh. (C. ChiUnse, Hort.). Her- 

 baceous, very branchy, about 2Hft. high, bearing a dense 

 mass of foliage: fl. 'medium size, spread %-%in.: fr. 

 larger than the preceding, either erect or pendent. 

 Chile. Long Cayi'iiiic. 



CC. Catl/J- h.'l /''■'/ -,..'./.;'-,"; I.nxr i:! frldt. 



Var. Ifingum, ^> i ; ' - ' " ! -: n. r. Inni/ion, 

 DC). Plants I .1 tii^li. Willi com- 

 paratively few I. r !h -: I'.-. l:ir-i . "llrri 4 ill. long by 



23^in.wide: fl. large; coi-ulla s|.r-ca,liiig, "„-lJ-4in., dingy 

 white ; calyx usually pateriform or funnel-form, rarely 

 embracing base of fruit: fr. often a foot long by 2 in. in 

 diam. at base ; flesh thick and in some varieties very 

 mild. Black Nubian, County Fair, Elephant's Trunk, 

 Ivory Tusk 



BB Flint of xaiious shapa hut not oblong linear 

 Var grdssum feendt (C grdssiim Linn ) Fig 354 

 Herbaceous about 2 ft high with few branches Ivs 

 ver> large often 3 by 5 in sometimes coriaceous lower 

 ones usually pendent petioles deeply channeled pe 

 duncles stout il out 1 in long coiolla large spreading, 

 %-Vi\n 1 1 I 1 1 ite oblong or truncated 3-4 



lobecl u 1 lipression more or less sulcate 



and lu I turn and of a mild flavor Em 



peroi M II I ^\\ (■ Mfiintiin Polden Dawn, 



CARAGANA 



base of fruit ; corolla often with ocherous markings in the 

 throat : fr. red, obtuse -or oblong-acuminate, %-lHin. 

 long, M-%in. in diam., very acrid. — Cultivated only in 

 the south, as the seasons in temperate latitudes are not 

 long enough to mature the fruit. 



Var. baccatum, 

 Iri.sh (C. baev&titm. 

 Linn,). Plants not 

 as tall, but more 

 erect than the spe- 

 cies : branches slen- 

 der, fastigiate, flex- 

 uose: corolla small, 



354. Foliaee and flowers oi Capsicum annuum 



Ruby Kmg Golden King Brazilian Upright Golden 



Upright bquash 



Var abbrevia turn 1-1 n ili i' '' )/»»» Veil G 

 luteiim 1 1111 I s,,,tiri,, i ll\ ovate 2-4 in 



long III lull li I 1! I I I I 1 aslongasor 



longei th m tilt 1hii\ li 1 ii m I odorless vary 



turbinate While this \ arietj is used to some extent for 

 pickling, it IS noted more as an ornamental plant. Celes 

 tial, Etna, Kaleidoscope, Red Wrinkled, Yellow Wrinkled. 



Var. cerasifbrme, Irish {C. cerasifirme. Miller). Fig. 

 355. Suffrutescent : Ivs. medium size, ovate or oblong 

 acuminate, about l>i-3J^in.: calj-x seated on base of 

 fruit ; corolla large, spreading, %-lKin.: fr. spherical, 

 subcordate, oblate, or occasionally obscurely pointed or 

 slightly elongated, smooth or rarely minutely rugose or 

 sulcate ; flesh firm, one-twelfth-^in. thick, extremely 

 pungent. Cherry, Yellow Cherry, Oxheart. 

 AA. Perennial. 



frutfiBcens, Linn. Fig. 356. Shrubby, perennial, 3-6 ft. 

 high, with prominently angled or somewhat channeled 

 stem and branches: branches loosely spreading or trail- 

 ing: Ivs. broadly ovate acuminate, 3-6 in. long, 2-3Kin. 

 wide : peduncles slender, 1-2 in. long, often in pairs, usu- 

 ally longer than the fruit; calyx cup-shaped, embracing 



round, about Hin. 

 diam. 



H. C. Irish. 



CAEAGANA ( Car- 

 ayan, its Mongolian 

 name). Leijuiniiibs(e. 

 Pea Tree. Shrubs 

 or small trees : Ivs. 

 deciduous, abruptly 

 pinnate, often with 

 spiny - pointed and 



persistent rachis ; Ifts. small, entire, mucronulate ; 

 stipules deciduous or spiny and persistent : fls. papilio- 

 naceous, axillary, solitary or fascicled, usually yellow : 

 fr. a linear pod. About 20 species from S. Russia to 

 China. Ornamental shrubs, with handsome yellow fls., 

 appearing late in spring or early in summer ; quite 

 hardy, except a few Himalayan species. They grow in 

 almost any soil, but best in a sandy soil and sunny 

 position, and are well adapted for shrubberies. C. ar- 

 borescens is the only one which grows into a small tree, 

 and is of upright habit, like C. frittescens, which is about 

 half as high and more graceful ; all the other species 

 are low shrubs, of usually spreading habit. Prop, by 

 seeds sown in fall or in spring ; if kept dry during the 

 winter, soaking in tepid water for 2 or 3 days before 

 sowing will be of advantage ; also, increased by root- 

 ■uttings and layers, or by grafting on seedling stock of 

 ' '. arborescens in spring. 



A. Lfts.S-18: rachis of the Ivs. deciduous. 



arborfiscens, Lam. Shrub or small tree, to 20 ft. : Ifts. 

 s-12, obovate or oblong, sparsely pubescent beneath or 

 ijlabrous at length, ]4-l in. long : fls. 2-4, pale or bright 

 vollow, %in. long ; pedicels usually longer than the fls. 

 Jlay, June. Siber., Manchuria.— There are some varie- 

 ties, of which var. p6ndula, Hort., with pendulous 

 branches, is the most remarkable ; it should be grafted 

 high. 



microphyUa, Lam. {C. Alta 

 Qfino, Poir.). From 4-6 ft. : Ifts 

 12-18, obovate, pubescent wh 

 young, one-sixth-K in. Ion 



fls. 1 or 2, yell 



pedicel about as long as the H 

 Siber., China. L. B.C. 

 11 : 1064. — Under this 

 name a dwarf form of 

 the former is often cul- 

 tivated. 



AA. Leaflets Z-i. 

 B. Bachis of the Ivs. de- 

 ciduous: pedicels as 

 long as or longer 

 than the fls. 



frutsscens, DC. (C- 

 friiter, C. Koch). Fig. 

 357. From 6-10 ft. : Ifts. 

 4, approximate, nearly 

 digitate, cuneate,obovate 

 or oblong, rounded or 

 emarginate at the apex, 

 glabrous, ^-1 in. long : fls. solitary, %-l in. long, yel- 

 low. May. S. Russia to China. Gt. 10:348. S.B.F.Q. 

 3:227.— Var. grandifldra, Hort. Fls. somewhat larger: 

 Ifts. usually large and broad. 



