Capsicum frutescens

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Read about Capsicum frutescens in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Capsicum frutescens, Linn. Fig. 789. Shrubby perennial, 3-6 ft. high, with prominently angled or somewhat channeled st. and branches: branches loosely spreading or trailing: lvs. broadly ovate-acuminate, 3-6 in. long, 2-3½ in. wide: peduncles slender, 1-2 in. long, often in pairs, usually longer than the fr.; calyx cup-ehaped, embracing base of fr.; corolla often with ocherous markings in the throat: fr. red, obtuse or oblong-acuminate, ¾-1¼ in- long,¼-¾in. diam., very acrid.—Cult, only S., as the seasons in temperate latitudes are not long enough to mature fr. CH


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