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fBK TROPICAL AOmCVLTVmsf. 



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Kacham JJahl, Cajauus iiidicus :— Pods used. Not 

 much grown except by Klings. 



Oeu. MyuTACE-i;. — Xatii jYcmi -. — The young leaves 

 of a species of Eugenia, used by the Malays in 

 Malacca as a vegetable in curries. 



Ohd. rASiFLOEACE.i;. — GrenadUla, Passitlora quad« 

 rangularis : — Used chietly by Europeans ; the natives 

 look upon it as unwholesome and dangerous. 



Ord. CucuHBFTACE.i;. — Twioiu Luffa petola : — Used 

 »s a cucumber, but good only when green. If used 

 in a ripe state is said to cause violent purging. Plenti- 

 ful in the bazaars everywhere. 



Kelv.la Mams, Luffa acutangulus : — Largely used as 

 a vegetable and for other purposes. Supply plentiful. 



Kaundon, Cucurbita pepo and vars. : — Plentiful in 

 the bazaars all over the Colony. Not much used by 

 the Malays, who say that it creates cramp in the 

 stomuch when eaten raw. 



Water Melon, GitruUus vulgaris : — Not very plentiful. 



Lobu Ayer, Cucumis sativus flavus : — Very plentiful, 

 and extensively used. 



Prk Paddy (Bitter Gourd), ^ ^^^ extensively 

 Momordica charantise and vars.: — > u' -of a 



Pria, Momordica balsamina ■-) cultivated. 



Oucurbita sulcata; — Not very plentiful. 



Ketnla Ular (Gourd), Lagenaria vulgaris, var. 

 striata: — Very extensively giown. Bazaai-s constantly 

 supplied. 



Ketnla (Pumpkin), Oucurbita Moschata : — Several 

 kinds. Very plentiful. 



Chocho, Secbium edule ;— Established on Penang Hill ; 

 in general excellence this cucumber far surpasses all 

 others grown in the Straits. 



Oru. Umbeli.ifer.t.— 

 Sadriea (Celery), 

 x\pium graveoleus: 

 De. do., sp, 



Do. do., sp, 



Do. do. sp 



Puvgga, Uydrocotyle 



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I Leaves only seen, (irown 

 - only for flftvouring pur- 

 poses. Supply plentiful. 



asiatica:— A common weed, 

 used by the Malay and Kling inhabitants only. 



(Dill.), Anethum graveolens; — Used in soups, sauces 

 &c. Supply very limited. 



Ord. Verbhnace.t:. — Buas-liiaf, Premnacordifolia: — 

 Young leaves U"«ed in curries. Supply plentiful. 



Obd. CojiPOSiTE-it. — Tmvj Ho, Senecio chincnsis: — 

 Leaves used as spinach. Supply plentiful, 

 •S'a«,, (Lettuce) Lactuca ^ Boiled and used as cabbage. 



sativa var., > Extensively grown and 



Sawi Hitam Do. J supplied. 



Salad, Do. Used only as salad, and appar- 



ently a very good lettuce, but cut and brought to 

 bazaar at a too great age in order to obtain as much 

 leaf as possible. I have examined this plant very 

 closely, and am of opinion that, if cut when young, 

 it would be little inferior to lettuce grown in Europe. 

 There is also a leaf commonly sold in the bazaar 

 which I think belongs to this order, but no clue to 

 its name has presented itself so far. It is said to 

 be a good vegetable. 



Obd. SoLANEa:.— Trony (Egg Plant), Solanum melan- 

 gena^— Very extensively grown. Abundant supply in 

 all the bazaars. 



Tronf/ Jfanis, Solanum coagulans : — Plentiful. Used 

 ill curries. 



Love Apple or 2'o»ia/o, Lycopersicum euculentum : — 

 Grown by Europeans in very limited quantity, and 

 seldom if ever finds its way into the bazaars. The 

 plant, especially the small variety, grows freely, and 

 might be largely cultivated. Solanum nigrum, one of 

 this order, is largely used in Mauritius as a vegetable 

 with currie, but is not used in the Straits, although 

 the plant is by no means uncommon throughout the 

 colony. Its use requires some cart, however, being 

 pDisonous if eaten raw, and regarded in England as 

 highly dangerous. I have myself used it frequently as a 

 vegetable and can testify to its excellence as such. It 

 has a bitter appetitious taste and is a vegetable one 

 gets much attached to after a time, and the Mauritians 

 seem as fond of it as t:ie Malaysare of Durians. 



Okd. PHvr(jt,.\ELE.*;. — Phytolacca decandra : — Is so 

 Ttf y scarce in the colony that it can hardly be said to be 

 in use. It is uevertheless au «rsceUeut vej^etable^ 



that 

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 Ohd. 



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^'ery extensively grown 

 and largely in demand. 

 Plentiful supply. 



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when the young leaves only are used; the seed is 

 noxious. Largely used in the Mauritius as a vegetable. 



Okd. BASELLE.E.— 2Vew, Basella alba :— Somewhat 

 extensively grown, but not nearly enough so. It is 

 an excellent substitute for spinach and grown in 

 England as such. It is better known among the 

 Klings than the IMalays. A small supply reaches the" 

 Singapore bazaars. 



Okd. Euph rbiace t.— C/«fco;j Jfanis, Phyllauthus 

 reticulatus : — Largely used as a vegetable with currie 

 by Chinese, Kliugis and Malays ; not so much among 

 Europeans. Supply plentiful. Ubi Kayv., Jatropha 

 manihot: — Koot largely used as a vegetable by all 

 classes, but the leaves only by the Malays and 

 Klings, especially the former. 



Ord. ZiNGiBEEACE.Ti. — Kunit (Turmeric), Curcuma 

 longa : — Root used in currie, and leaves as a vegetable, 

 by the Malays. 



Oed. Mcsack,^. — Fisang (Banana) Musa, many 

 vars. : — Pith and young shoot used as a vegetable. 

 Ord. AuoiDEM. — Kladi "| 



Klamomo, Oalocasia es- A small portion of the 



culeuta : — I root used as a vegetable. 



Kladi CkiiM, Oalocasia es- }■ Grown extensively for 



culenta var. : — I leaves, which are boiled 



Kladi Hitam, Oalocasia | and pigs fed with them. 



esculenta var. ; — J 



Calocasias sp. : — Grown only in Padang. Largely 

 used as a vegetable in Singapore. The Malays aflBrm 

 the plant will only grow in Padang. Not cultiv- 

 elsewhere. 

 Lir.iAcE.i.. — Bawang,~\ 



Allium ascolonicum : — 

 Bauang Kechil, Allium as- 

 colonicum var. : — 

 Bamuig Merah, Allium as- 

 colonicum var. : — 



Allium cepa:— Not grown in the colony, but largely 

 imported from China in a green state, 



Obd. Commelyne.,t,. — Tapak Ittk, Aneilema nudi' 

 florum : — L'sed by the Malays as a vegetable with currie. 



Ord. BoROGiNACE.t.— Oordia olitoria. Blanco:— The 

 leaf of this plant is used as a vegetable by the 

 Malays, who eat it with boiled rice. 



Ord. Scrophvlarine^e.— ^re»tjs, Limnophila punc- 

 tata : — Used as spinach. Supply very limited. 

 Ord. Amaranthacej:. — ") 



Bayam Durie, Amaran- 



thus spinosus : — )■ 



Bayata, Amaranthus gan- | 



geticus ; — j 



Bayam Fasir, Amaranthus "^ 



tristis : — (^Used only by the Malays 



Kruiita, Alternanthera ses- ( and Klings. 



silis : — J 



Ord. Dioscore.ts. — Kledek Dioscorea batatas:— 

 Extensively grown. Bazaars largely supplied. 



Dioscorea bulbifera (•') : — Grown more sparingly. 



Ord. Convolvllace.t;. — Kangkong, Convolvulus re- 

 pens : — Extensively grown for the leaves, which are 

 used as a vegetable with rice and for feeding rabbits. 

 Supply plentiful. 



Ord, ARTOCAHPEJt;.— 6t;A;«» (Bread-fruit), Artocarpu* 

 iucisa ;-~rruit used by the Malays as a \ egetable. The 

 tree, however seldom produces fruit in perfection in 

 the Straits, the greater number falling prematurely. 

 JVanoka Artocarpus integrifolius : — 1 ,t r -^ ■, 

 ClJipedal- Artocarpus polyphema ;_]^oung fruit used 

 as a vegetable by the Malays. 



Ord. Papayacb-E. — Betek or Buah Papaya, Carica 

 papaya : — Extensively cultivated and used as a vege- 

 table. Plentiful in the bazaars. 



Ord. FiLicEs. — Pakv, Euan, Ceratopteris thalic- 

 troides: — Common in ditches. Used chiefly by Klings 

 and Malays. 



Anisogonium esculentum : — A fern not uncommon in 

 ditches. Is a very good vegetable, used by the 

 Malays, who also use the young shoots of the follow- 

 ing ferns : — 



Baku Akar, Steuochlaena palustris . — "l All fairly plenti- 

 Fakii, Uban, Blechunu orientale;— [• ful in a wild 

 Samberi ThaBJUorteris uidus;-- " j #tat». 



Extensively used as a subs- 

 titute for spinach. Largely 

 grown and largely in de- 

 mand. 



