A  B 
L 
Fig.  3. — Transverse  sections  of  the  inner  portion  of  the  pericarp  of  the  follow- 
ing varieties  of  black  pepper  :  A,  Aleppi ;  B,  Tellicherry  ;  C,  Singapore  ;  D, 
Acheen;  E,  Lampong;  F,  Bengal. 
B,  pigment  layer ;  N,  stone  cells  of  endocarp  ;  O,  oil  cells  ;  L,  collapsed 
parenchyma. 
