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7. D. trtrfif/onolohus. W'dld. iii. 1010. 



Anniiiil, twiiiiiio, smooth. Lerfuines pendulous, with four 

 menibranaceous lacerated angles. 



Lobus quadrangularis. Rtimph. Amb, v. t. 133. 



Reared in ganlens 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. lablah. Willd, iii. 1037. 



Perennial, or aiuuial, twining, generally smooth. Racemes 

 erect with alternate facicles of short pedicelled flowers on 

 glandular kn()l)s. Lctptmcs horizontal, compressed, semilunar, 

 with a straight scabrous back, endin" in a strais>ht dagoered 

 point. *See</s 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. 



\st. Teling. Annapa. 



Stem for about a foot erect, thin,M'ith its branches twining, 

 and running to a considerable extent if supported ; round, 

 smooth. Leaves, stipules, and racemes as in D. l'}ffif,osus. 

 Legumes horizontal, semilunar, compressed, with the margins 

 rugose, and the apex straight, subulate. Seeds from three 

 to four. 



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, particularly when rice is dear. 



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