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7. D. tetragonolobus, Willd. iii. 1040. 
Annual, twining, smooth, Legumes pendulous, with four 
membranaceous lacerated angles. 
Lobus quadrangularis. Rumph, Amb. v. t. 133. 
Reared in gardens for the table. Where indigenous I can- 
not say ; like by far the greater part of the genus they thrive 
best during the cool time of the year, viz. from October to 
March, We have an herbaceous variety from Pegu, with 
tuberous esculent roots, 
8. D. lablab. Willd, iii. 1037. 
Perennial, or annual, twining, generally surooth. Racemes 
erect with alternate facicles of short pedicelled flowers on 
glandular knobs, Legumes horizontal, compressed, semilunar, 
with a straight scabrous back, ending im a straight daggered 
point, Seeds from three to five, with a larger edge on the ex- 
terior margin, 
Of this species there are known to me five varieties in a 
cultivated state,and two wild, A short description of what I 
reckon the first variety, viz. Annapa of the Telingas, will 
serve for the other six. 
Ist. Teling. Annapa. 
Stem for about a foot erect, thin, with its branches twining, 
and running to a considerable extent if supported ; round, 
smooth, Leaves, stipules, and racemes as in D. fgnosus, 
Legumes horizontal, semilunar, compressed, with the margins 
rugose, and the apex straight, subulate. Seeds from three 
to four. x 
The whole of this plant has a heavy disagreeable smell, 
something like the green bug, (Cimex viridulus.) It is much 
cultivated in the fields during the cold season, and delights 
in a rich, black soil, which cannot be flooded by rains. Like 
Bobra, it requires three months from the sowing, till ripe ; 
yields in a good soil, about forty fold. These seeds bear a low 
price, compared to most other sorts of grain. They are much 
eaten by the poorer classes, parsienlerly when rice is dear. 
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