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AGATI. 



The legumes of the agati are a favorite vegetable with 

 the natives, and the trees, which grow very rapidly, may be 

 seen in perhaps every town and village in the Provinces. 

 Agati grandifllorum. 

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CHICKPEA. 



The chickpea, or gram, is grown extensively by the 

 Burmese, especially in Burmah, and large quantities are 

 imported into the Provinces from Rangoon. 

 Cicer arietinum. 



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DOLL. 



The doll bean is raised to a small extent, but the doll 

 sold in market is principally imported. 

 Cajanus indicus. 



WILD FRENCH BEAN. 



A species of phaseolus, the genus which furnishes the 

 common French bean, grows spontaneously everywhere in 

 the Provinces. Roxburgh describing the species says, that 

 he never found it " but in its wild state ; ' 7 while Voigt 

 is made to say, by a mistake of the printer no doubt, 

 " Cultivated, in which state only it was found by Dr, 

 Roxburgh." 



Phaseolus trilobus. 



WILD DOLICHOS. 



An indigenous specie* of dolichos with downy leaves 

 and pods, abounds in some sections of the country. 

 Dolichos pilosus. 



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