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Fig. 139. — Cardamoms (Blcttaria cardamomum. Ginger Family, Zingibera- 

 cew). A, leaf. B, flowering branch. C, flower, f. D, same cut ver- 

 tically. E, F, G, various forms of pods, .?. H, seed, mth covering, 

 enlarged. /, K, seed, cut across and vertically, showing the seed-food 

 (p and e) and the embryo (cm). (Luerssen.) — A perennial herb with 

 leafy shoots 2-.3 m. tall; leaves pale green; flowers whitish, purple- 

 striped; pods pale yellowish; seeds brown. Native home, India to Java. 



mentioned in tliis chapter as to require separate treatment. 

 The}' agree in being used primarily for their sharp taste. 

 Horseradish is the root of a famiUar plant (Fig. 144) which 

 owes its pungency to a minute amount of a volatile oil 



