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CAPSICUM 



CARAGANA 



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

 baceous, very branchy, about 2%ft. high, bearing a dense 

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

 larger than the preceding, either erect or pendent. 

 Chile. Long Cayenne. 



CO. Calyx not usually embracing base of fruit. 



Var. 16ngum, Sendt. (C. annuum, Linn. C. Ungum, 

 DC.). Plants herbaceous, about 2%ft. high, with com- 

 paratively few branches : Ivs. large, often 4 in. long by 

 2%in. wide: fl. large; corolla spreading, %-l%in., dingy 

 white ; calyx usually pateriform or funnel-form, rarely 

 embracing base of fruit : f r. 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. Fruit of various shapes, but not oblong -linear. 



Var. grdssum, Sendt. (C. grossum, Linn.). Fig. 354. 

 Herbaceous, about 2 ft. high, with few branches : Ivs. 

 very large, often 3 by 5 in., sometimes coriaceous, lower 

 ones usually pendent ; petioles deeply channeled : pe- 

 duncles stout, about 1 in. long; corolla large, spreading, 

 %-lMin.: fr. large, oblate, oblong, or truncated, 3-4- 

 lobed, usually with basal depression, more or less sulcate 

 and rugose; flesh thick, firm, and of a mild flavor. Em- 

 peror, Monstrous, Bell, Sweet Mountain, Golden Dawn, 



354. Foliage and flowers of Capsicum annuum, var. grossum. 



Ruby King, Golden King, Brazilian Upright, Golden 

 Upright, Squash. 



Var. abbreviation, Fingerh. (C. umbilicatum, Veil. C. 

 luteum, Lam. ) . Suff rutescent : Ivs. broadly ovate, 2-4 in. 

 long: peduncles slender, straight or curved, as long as or 

 longer than the berry: fr. about 2 in. long or less, vary- 

 ing much in the different horticultural varieties, in gen- 

 eral ovate, quite rugose, except in one variety, sometimes 

 turbinate. While this variety 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. cerasifdrme, Miller). Fig. 

 355. Suff rutescent : Ivs. medium size, ovate or oblong 

 acuminate, about l%-3%in.: calyx seated on base of 

 fruit ; corolla large, spreading, %-l%in. : 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. 



frut6scens, 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, 2-3%in. 

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

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



355. Capsicum annuum, var. 

 cerasiforme (X %). 



base of fruit ; corolla often with ocherous markings in the 

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

 long, %-%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, 

 Irish (C. baccatum, 

 Linn.). Plants not 

 as tall, but more 

 erect than the spe- 

 cies : branches slen- 

 der, fastigiate, flex- 

 uose: corolla small, 

 spreading, about % 

 in. : fr. ovate or sub- 

 round, about %in. in 

 diam. 



H. C. IRISH. 



CARAGANA (Car- 

 agan, its Mongolian 

 name). Leguminbsce. 

 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. friitescens, 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- 

 cuttings and layers, or by grafting on seedling stock of 

 C. arborescens in spring. 



A. Lfts. 8-18: rachis of the Ivs. deciduous. 



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

 8-12, obovate or oblong, sparsely pubescent beneath or 

 glabrous at length, %-i in. long : fls. 2-4, pale or bright 

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

 May, June. Siber., Manchuria. There are some varie- 

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

 branches, is the most remarkable ; it should be grafted 

 high. 



microphylla, Lam. (C. Alta- 

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

 12-18, obovate, pubescent when 

 young, one-sixth- % in. long: 

 fls. 1 or 2, yellow, %in. long; 

 pedicel about as long as the fl. 

 Siber., China. L. B.C. 

 11 : 1064. Under this 

 name a dwarf form of 

 the former is often cul- 

 tivated. 



AA. Leaflets 2-4. 



B. JKachis of the Ivs. de- 

 ciduous: pedicels as 

 long as or longer 

 than the fls. 

 frutescens, DC. (C. 



Mttex, C. Koch). Fig. 



357. From 6-10 ft. : Ifts. 



4, approximate, nearly 



digitate, cuneate, obovate 



or oblong, rounded or 



emarginate at the apex, 



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

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



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



Ifts. usually large and broad. 



