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Black varieties: — Jamaica Black Ginger and Malabar 

 Dark Ginger. 



The term black ginger is very erroneous, as the colour of 

 the darkest is only a dirty stone-colour. 



The newly-formed races which are put forward in spring 

 are often cut off and preserved in syrup, much of which is 

 imported in jars under the name of preserved ginger, and, 

 as an agreeable addition to the dessert, is much esteemed. 

 The quantity of ginger imported from all places in 1850 was 

 about 500 tons. 



Capsicum, or Chilli. — The fruit or berry of Capsicum 

 annvAim. (Nat. Ord. Solanacea.) 



The variety of Capsicum usually found in commerce is in 

 large withered dark-red pods, always broken, and the pulp 

 dried up. It comes packed in bales of about 2^ cwt. from 

 the East Indies, where it is a native. The principal use of 

 this is to make Cayenne pepper. 



But besides this, we receive several other species and va- 

 rieties, usually as pickles in vinegar. Thus — The Cherry 

 Pepper, or Eound Chilli (Capsicum cerasiforme) ; the Bell 

 Pepper (C. grossum) ; the Long Capsicum (C longum); the 

 Heart-shaped. Capsicum (C. cordiforme) ; the Yellow Cap- 

 sicum (C. luteum) ; the Bird Pepper (C. baccatum). These 



