260 PENTANDRiA MONOGYNIA. Capsicum, 



Stem short, branches numerous, dichotomous ; young shoots al- 

 most four-sided, and deeply tinged with dark purple ; whole height 

 from two to four feet. — Leaves solitary at the divisions of the bran- 

 ches, or in pairs where the branches do not divide, petioled, ovate- 

 lanceolate ; the\ are also tinged with the prevailing daik purple co- 

 lour of the whole plant, particularly the nerves and veins. — Pedun- 

 cles solitary in the divisions of the branches, as long as the petiols. 

 —Flowers a beautiiul purple, drooping. — Berry ovate, erect, of a 

 daik-purple till ripe, then of a dull reddish colour, generally three- 

 celled, but the partitions are often discontinued towards the apex. 



The envelope uf the seed is rather less acrid than that of the other 

 sorts ia use at our tables.* 



£. C. ahnuum, Willd. sp. i. 1050. 



Shrubby. Leaves ovate-lanceolate. Peduncles solitary. Flowers 

 drooping. Fruit oblong, reflex. 



This does not appear to be a native of India, as the Hindoo!* 

 have no name for it, nor is it even found in their gardens. In India 

 the Capsicums are all shrubby, but produce so badly after the first 

 year, and begin to look so scraggy, that they are seldom suffered to 

 remain longer than one season. 



3. C. grossum, Willd. sp. i. 1051.^ 



Shrubby. Leaves ovate-oblong. Peduncles solitary, one-flowered, 

 drooping. Fruit reflex, swelled into various shapes. 



JSeng. Kaffree-mwrich. 



Kaffree- chilly is the name by which this sort is generally known, 

 amongst Europeans ; the plant does not appear to me to be a native 

 of India. The thick fleshy skin of this species is but triflingly acrid; 

 and a palatable condiment is made of them. 



* When the fruit is robbed it smells something like the black currant; even the tas(s 

 Las a fain*? resemblance to the flavour of that fruit. — N. W. 



+ This soii is so ^-enera'ly cultivated in Nipal, as is also frutescens, that I believe them 

 fectb. to be natives of that country, The former bears very large and beautiful fruit.— N. Wo 



