Fig.  2. — Transverse  sections  of  outer  portion  of  pericarp  of  the  following 
varieties  of  black  pepper  :  A,  Aleppi;  B,  Tellicherry;  C,  Singapore;  D,  Acheen; 
E,  Lampong;  F,  Bengal. 
E,  epidermal  layer;  X,  layer  of  pigment  cells;  P,  stone  cells;  It,  collapsed 
parenchyma. 
