LEGUMINOS^ 



39 



other Papilionaceae or Butterfly-flower Plants. 



This tribe is a very large one. We find papilionaceous 

 plants cultivated in the fields for the fibre of the stem like the 

 Sunn Hemp {Crotalaria juncea; Kan. Sanabu; Mai. Canaka; 

 Tarn. Canal) ; for their nutritious seeds like the Bean {Phaseoliis 

 irilobus; Kan. Avare; Mai. Ceruvidukol: Trt?;^. Elippayaru), the 

 Pea {Pisum sativum; Kan. Batani), the Bengal Gram {Cicer 

 arietinum; Kan. Kadale; Mai. Katala), the Green Gram {Pha- 

 seoliis mnngo; Kan. Uddu; Mai. Ulunnu; Ta))i. Ulundu), the 

 Alasandi Bean {Vignacatjang; jSTaz-^. Alasandi; J/a?. Kottapajaru; 

 Tarn. Karamani), the Ground Nut {Arachis hypogcea; Kan. Nela- 

 kadale; Mai. Nelakadalaka; Tam. Verkadalai) ; for the dye ob- 

 tained from the leaves, like the Indigo Plant {hidigofera tinctoria; 

 Kan. Nili; Mai. Avari — Plate No. 634). But we can also see 

 them wild in the forests, as for instance the Rosewood {Dal- 

 bergia latifolia; Kan. Biti; Mai. Vitti: Tam. Itti), which yields 

 an excellent timber, or the Coral Tree {Erytlirina indica; Kan. 

 Hohgara; Mai. Mullumurika), with its beautiful shining red flo- 

 wers, and so many others; while 

 the creepers Wild Liquorice 

 {Ahrus precatorius; Kan. Gur- 

 gunji; iliaZ.Gunja; Tam.Kunri), 

 and Shankapushpa (Clitoria 

 ternatea; Kan., Mai. Saiikha- 

 pushpa) adorn our hedges with 

 the pretty scarlet seeds of the 

 former and the large blue and 

 white flowers of the latter. 



B. THE CASSIA FAMILY 



[CcBsalpiniacecB), 



The Tamarind Tree {Tama- Fig. 39. -Flower of the Tamarind tree. 



rindiis indicus; Kan. Hunise — 



Plate No. 651) is a stately tree with a round crown, cultivated for 



its fruit. Leaves evenly pinnate, sensitive. In young leaves 



