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CAPSICUM 



Var. actunin&tum, Pingerh. (C. ChiUnse, Hort. ). Her- 

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

 mass of foliage : fl. medium size, spread l4-% in. : fr. 

 larger than the preceding, either erect or pendent. 

 Chile. Long Cayenne. 



OC. Calyx not usiiaUii cmhra 



Var. WngTim, Sendt. (('. ainnni 



DC). Plants herbaceous, alnint 



paratively few branches : h>. i;ir 



2)^in. wide: fl. large; corolla spre: 



calyx usually pateriform i 



C. Idngum, 

 :\i, with com- 

 4 in. long by 

 -1 J, in., dingy 

 -form, rarely 



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

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

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

 Ivory Tusk. 



BB. Fruit of vtiriotts shapes, but not oblong-linear. 



Var. grdssum, Sendt. (C. grdssum, Linn.). Fig. 35t. 

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

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



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

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

 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, 



var. grossum. 



Ruby King, Golden King, Brazilian Upright, Golden 

 Upright, Squash. 



Var. abbreviAtum, FiT.iifrl.. (C. i,ml.iHr,)t,iw.yvn. C. 

 litteum. L:mi.l. Suftrntr.rnif ; Ivs. l.roadly ..v;,tr.-J-l in. 

 long: pediiTii-li-~ -I,.!!,!,!-, ^traii/lit ..r ■■urvcl. a- [..ultus or 

 longer than tlif hi i]\ : fr. al.out _' in. lun:; ..r 1, >v, vary- 



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. cerasi!6rme, Irish (C. cerasiforme, Miller). Fig. 

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

 acuminate, about l)i-3Kin.: calyx seated on base of 

 fruit ; corolla large, spreading, %-l'i4m.: fr. spherical, 

 subcordate, oblate, or occasionally obscurely pointed or 

 slightly elongated, smooth or rarely minutely rugose or 

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

 pungent. Cherry, Yellow Cherry, Oxheart. 

 AA. Perennial. 



frut^Bcens, 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>2in. 

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

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



CARAGANA 



base of fruit; corolla often with ocherous markings in the 

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

 long, ii-%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. haccMum, 

 Linn. ) . Plants not 

 as tall, but more 

 erect than the spe- 

 cies : branches slen- 

 der, fastigiate, flex- 

 uose: corolla small, 

 spreading, about 3^ 

 in. : fr. ovate or sub- 

 round, about Kin. in 



H. C. Irish. 



CARAGANA ( Car- 

 agaii, its Mongolian 

 name). Lftfuniiuds(F. 

 Pea Tree. Shrubs 

 or small trees : Ivs. 

 deciduous, abruptly 

 pinnate, often with 

 spiny - pointed and 

 persistent rai-lii-; : II 

 stipules deciHiiMiix cir 

 naceous, axilla] v . -I 

 fr. a linear {■•>•]. _\i~ 

 China. Ornam. ntal ~ 

 appearing late 



cerasiforme ( 



«mall, entire, mucronulate ; 

 in :iimI |i. 1 -istent : fls. papilio- 

 I I ■ d, usually yellow : 

 Inim S. Russia to 

 ill., A nil liaiiilsome yellow fls., 

 . g or earlv 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- 

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

 and is of upright habit, like C. fniteseeiis, 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 

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

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

 cuttmgs and layers, or by grafting on seedling stock of 

 ' rt»6o(fsce«s in spring. 



A Zfts. 8-lS: rachis of the Ivs. deciduous. 

 •irbor6Bcens, Lam. Shrub or small tree, to 20 ft. : Ifts. 

 1_ obovate or oblong, sparsely pubescent beneath or 

 ^i liirous at length, %-l in. long : fls. 2^, pale or bright 

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

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

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

 branches, is the most remarkable ; it should be grafted 

 high. 



microphyUa, Lam. [C. AUa- 

 (/(i/m, Poir.). From 4-6 ft. : Ifts. 

 12-18, obovate, pubescent when 

 young, one-sixth-K in. long: 

 fls. 1 or 2, yellow, %va. 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 

 tivated. 



AA. Leaflets 2-4. 

 B. Jtachis of the h-s. de- 

 ciduous; pedicels as 

 long as or longer 

 than the fls. 

 Irutesoens, UC. ((7.= 

 friitex, C. Koch). Pig. 

 357. From 6-10 ft. : Ifts. 

 4, approximate, nearly 

 digitate, cuneate. obovate 

 or oblong, rounded or 

 emarginate at the apex, 

 glabrous, y^-l in. long : fls. solitary, iJ4-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. 



356. Capsicum 



