PLANTS 01 THE PUNJAB. 



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Hbebs, ekect with Ali'eknate ExsTiPtTLATB Simple Leaves. 



Leaf Margins Entire. 



Petals United. 



Physalis peruviana, 

 Cape gooseberry, 



Tepari. 



SOLANACBiE. 



F. B. I. iv. 238. 



The Plains to 5,000 ft. 



Capsicum frutescens, 

 Chilli, 



Lai mircli. 



SOLANACEJE. 



F. B. L iv. 239. 

 The Plains to 5,000 ft. 

 Kashmir. 



Baluchistan (Hughes- 

 Buller). 



Capsicum minimum, 

 Bird's-eye-Chilli, 



SOLANACE^. 



F. B. L iv. 239. 

 The Plains. 

 Capsicum grossum, 



SOLANACB^. 



F. B. I. iv. 239. 

 The Plains. 



Withania somnifera, 



SoLANACEiE. 



F B. I. iv. 239. 

 The Plains. 

 Lahore. 

 Salt Range. 

 Baluchistan(Stocks). 



Withania coagulans, 

 Datura stramonium, i 

 Datura fastuosa, \ 

 Physchlalna procalta, 



SoLANACBtE. 



F. B. I. iv. 244. 



North Kashmir 



12—15,500 ft. 



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like the last species, but more hairy, stouter, 

 fruit-calyx larger, corolla yellow with five large 

 purple spots at the base within, fruit yeJlow when 

 ripe. This plant is indigenous and cultivated in 

 Tropical America, cultivated widely in India for its 

 sweet acidulated berries. 



medium size, annual, smooth or nearly so, stem 

 woody, much branched, bushy ; leaves 2-4 by f-1 

 in., lanceolate margin entire or slightly wavy pro- 

 longed into the stalk, stalk |-^ in., flowers -I in. 

 across, white on solitary axillary stalks or 2-3 

 together, calyx bell-shaped, minutely 6-toothed, 

 ridges running into teeth, corolla wheel-shaped, 

 5-angled, stamens 5, anthers fringed with black, 

 style short, stigma round ; berry 2-3 in., yellowish 

 red, tapering, long, skin loose, seeds many discoid. 

 This plant is not indigenous, it is probably 

 indigenous in America ; it is widely cultivated 

 for its pungent fruit, which is used as a condi- 

 ment. 



like the last, but smaller, flower stalks mostly 

 2-3 together, berry red, 1^ by f in., or smaller, 

 nearly erect. This plant is only found cultivated 

 and is used as a condiment. 



like the last, bu^t the flower stalks are solitary, 

 nodding in fruit, berry 3 by 2 in, or smaller, red. 

 This plant is only found cultivated and is used as 

 a condiment. 



medium size to large, greyish-green, branches 

 round ; leaves 2-4 in., ovate, thinly woolly, hardly 

 pointed, stalks J-| in ; flowers |-| in., greenisla 

 yellow axillary sessile or shortly stalked, solitary 

 or clustered, calyx i in. in flower, f in. in fruit, 

 bell-shaped, 5-6-toothed, in fruit papery, swollen, 

 enclosing the berry, corolla bell-shaped, lobes 3-6 

 short, stamens 5-6, on the base of the corolla, 

 stigma shortly 2-fid ; berry \-^ in. diam., round, 

 seeds many, discoid. 



see Shrubs, Alternate, Exstipulate, Simple. 



see Herbs, Erect, Alternate, Exstipulate, Lobed. 



large, nearly smooth, branches clustered towards 

 the top ; leaves 4-6 by 3 in., ovate-oblong, wavy 

 margins, stalk 1-4 in. ; flowers f-1^ in., stalked in 

 a terminal flat-topped sticky velvety cluster 2-8 in. 

 diam., calyx 5 in., bell-shaped, lobes 5, | in., 

 lanceolate, short, in fruit If by 3 in., streaked 

 corolla 1\ by | in., tubular funnel-shaped, lobes 5, 



