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Solanaceous Fruits 



1768.) Cayenne or Short Cayenne. Plant becoming woody, the 

 leaves many and mostly small, 2-3 in. long: fruit erect, 

 nearly conical to short-cylindrical, in. or less long, very 

 hot. Tobasco and Coral Gem are of this race. Var. cerasi- 

 forme, Irish, 9th Kept. Mo. 92. (C. cerasiforme, Mill. Diet. 

 No. 5.) Cheery Pepper. Becoming woody, leaves of inter- 

 mediate size, ovate or oblong, 2 or 3 in. long : fruit erect or 

 declined, spherical or oblong-spherical, % in. or less thick, 

 very hot. 



HUSK TOMATO 



Two or three species of Physalis are cultivated as husk 

 tomato and strawberry tomato. They are very diffuse or 

 even decumbent hairy herbs that produce a yellowish often 

 glutinous berry inside a papery husk (enlarged calyx). 

 There are several native species, some of which are known 

 as "ground cherry." The soft sweetish fruits are some- 

 times used for preserves and pickles, or they may be eaten 

 raw or cooked. It is a worthy plant. 



The plants are of the easiest cultivation. In the North 



it is preferable to start 

 seeds in frames and 

 transfer to the open 

 ground, in order to ma- 

 ture the largest crop of 

 fruit. The plants 

 spread widely and 

 should be given abun- 

 dant room, 2 or 3 feet 



164. Husk tomato (X 



apart being none too 

 much if, in fact, sufficient for best results. The berries 

 will keep all winter if put away dry in their husks. 



