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Red pepper like a child’s coral two inches long. Ligon, 79. 
Quein-boucoup. Thevet, Cosm., 938. 
(4.) Fruits erect. 
Capsicum annuum acuminatum. Fing., t. II. 
Piper ind. minimum erectum. Hort. Eyst., 1613, 1713. 
Piper ind. medium longum erectum. Hort. Eyst., 1613, 1713. 
Piper longum minus siliquis recurvis. Jonston, Dendrog., 1662, 
G LVI. 
Piment du Chili. Vilm., 1883, 410. 
Chili pepper. NVilm., 1885, 151. 
Red Cluster. Vilm., Alb. de Cl. 
Yellow Chili. Hend. 
II. Calyx pateriform, not covering the flattened base of the fruit. 
(a.) Fruit long, tapering, pendent. 
_ Piper indicum sive siliquastrum. Pin., 1561, 12. 
Capsicum actuari. Lob. Obs., 1576, 172; ic., 1591, L, 316.-* 
Capsicum majus. Lugd., 1587, 632. 
Capsicum longioribus siliguis. Ger., 1597, 292. 
y Piper indicum. Matth. Op., 1598, 434. 
» Capsicum oblongioribus siliquis. Dod., 1616, 716. 
Pepe d India. Cast. Dur., 1617, 344. 
Figures 13 and 14, counting in order. Piso, de Ind., 1658, 
226. 
Guinea pepper or garden coral. Pomet, 1748, 125. 
_ Piper indicum bicolor. Blackw. Herb., 1754, n. 129, f. II. 
Piment rogue long. Vilm., 1883, 409. 
Long red capsicum or Guinea. Vilm., 1885, 150. 
(6.) Fruit short, rounding, pendent. 
Stliquastrum quartum. Fuch., 1542, 734. 
Stliquastrum cordatum. Cam. Epit., 1586, 348. 
Fig. 2 and 6. Piso, 1658, 225. 
Piper cordatum. Jonston, Dend., 1662, t. LVI. 
Capsicum cordiforme, Mil. Pae, t IX 
Oxheart. Thorb. 
New Oxheart. Thorb. 
