Fumaria. diadelphia hexandria. 217 



Tamarind, which I believe is unknown in Bengal ; at least I 

 never saw it until I came to this part of the country. 



" This Tamarind makes a very fine preserve, and yields a 

 beautiful deep red colour, approaching to a purple." 



The leaves are eaten in the curries of the natives, the pulp 

 of the fruit is universally known. The seeds ground into a 

 flour, are boiled into thick conjee, and used as an article of 

 diet by the poor in times of scarcity or famine ; of the same 

 flour a tenacious paste is made, which serves for various eco- 

 nomical uses. 



The kernels of the Mango are large, and seem to contain 

 much nourishment ; however they are made no use of, except 

 like those of the Tamarind, in times of scarcity and famine ; 

 they then are boiled in steam, and used as an article of diet. 



DIADELPHIA HEXANDRIA. 



FUMARIA. Schreh. gen. N. 1154. 



Ca/i/a; two-leaved. Coro / ringent. Ft lanieuts two, each 

 bearinof three anthers. 



F. parvijlora. Milld. iii. ;?. SC8. 



Annual, diffuse. Leaves super-decompound, w'\\\\ smooth, 

 filiform divisions. Flowers racemed. Stigma bifid ; pericarp 

 round, with one round hard seed. 



Bcnrj. Bun Sulpa. 



A native of Bengal, where it appears very conunon on cul- 

 tivated lands in the vicinity of Calcutta, during the cold sea- 

 son. It has the habit of F. offic'malis but in the Indian plant, 

 the ultimate segments of the leaves are filiform atid the stig- 

 ma bifid. 



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