. Plants and their uses; an introduction to botany. Botany; Botany, Economic. MISCELLANEOUS CONDIMENTS 141. ro a^ H Fig. 139.—Cardamoms (Blcttaria cardamomum. Ginger Family, Zingibera- cew). A, leaf. B, flowering branch. C, flower, f. D, same cut ver- tically. E, F, G, various forms of pods, .?. H, seed, mth covering, enlarged. /, K, seed, cut across and vertically, showing the seed-food (p and e) and the embryo (cm). (Luerssen.)—A perennial herb with leafy shoots m. tall; leaves pale green; flowers whitish, purple- striped; pods pale yellowish; seeds brown. Native home, India to Java. me
. Plants and their uses; an introduction to botany. Botany; Botany, Economic. MISCELLANEOUS CONDIMENTS 141. ro a^ H Fig. 139.—Cardamoms (Blcttaria cardamomum. Ginger Family, Zingibera- cew). A, leaf. B, flowering branch. C, flower, f. D, same cut ver- tically. E, F, G, various forms of pods, .?. H, seed, mth covering, enlarged. /, K, seed, cut across and vertically, showing the seed-food (p and e) and the embryo (cm). (Luerssen.)—A perennial herb with leafy shoots m. tall; leaves pale green; flowers whitish, purple- striped; pods pale yellowish; seeds brown. Native home, India to Java. mentioned in tliis chapter as to require separate treatment. The}' agree in being used primarily for their sharp taste. Horseradish is the root of a famiUar plant (Fig. 144) which owes its pungency to a minute amount of a volatile oil. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Sargent, Frederick Leroy, 1863-. New York, H. Holt and Company
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