VIIL 

 REMARKS on the Species of Pepper, which are- 

 found en Prince of Wales's Island. 



RY WILLIAM HUNTER, ESQ. M. D. 



JH AviNG had an opportunity, during a residence of 

 some months at Prince of J Vales' s Island, to ascertain, 

 partly by observ^ation and partly by inquiry, some par- 

 ticulars which I conceive to be new respecting the cuU 

 ture and preparation of black pepper, the principal 

 staple of that island, I am induced to lay the fruit ot 

 my researches before the Asiatick Society. To these I 

 have added a few remarks on the other species which 

 are found on the Island. I judged it would not be 

 without utihty to add the oriental names of each spe- 

 cies; and in this part of my task, as far as regards the 

 Sanscrit and its derivative, I am indebted to the liberal 

 assistance of Mr. Colebrooke, 



1. Piper nigrum. Lin. sp. 40. Syst. J A. Reich. 1. 75. 

 Willden. 15C). Fl. Zeylan. 26. Mat. Med. p. 41. 

 Woodv. Med. Bot. 513. t. 187. Camelli de plantis 

 Phihp. in Phil. Trans, vol. 24. p. 1773. Loureir ; 

 Cochinch. 30. Miller illust. Plenck icon. Miller's 

 Diet. No. ] . 



Black Pepper. Leaves ovate, accuminate, five to seven 

 nerved, smooth ; petioles short. 



Piper rotundum nigrum, Pluk : almag. p. 297. t. AZ"] . 

 L 1. 



Piper rotundifolium nigrum, Bauhin. pin. 411. Mo- 

 rison hist. pi. 3. p. d02. f. 15. t. 1. f. I. Blackwell 

 t. 348. Ray. Hist. 1341. Burm. Zeyl. Jgs. 



Lada^ aliis molanga s. Piper mas, Piso Mant. Atom, 

 p. 180. cum icon. 



Molago Codi. Hort. Malab. v. 7-'P. 23. t. 12. 



Pepper plant, Marsden Surpat. p. 105, & seq. 



