Southern Mahratta Country. 6$ 



18. Cucurbita CitruUus, Lin. ; Turbooza, Duk. Water Me- 

 lon. — This is very generally cultivated throughout the district. 



19. Trichosanthes anguina, Lin. ; Chikonda, Duk. Snake 

 Gourd. 



20. Trigonella Fcenum Grcecum, Lin. ; Maitee, Duk. Fe- 

 nugreek. 



21. Coriandrum sativum, Um. \ Dhunnia^Tiuk. Coriander. 

 — This is cultivated in fields sometimes as well as in gardens. 



22. Rumex vesicarius, Lin. ; Chukka, Duk. Country Sor- 

 rel. 



23. Phper Betel, Lin. ; Pawn, Duk. Betel-leaf Vine. — The 

 cultivation of the betel is almost entirely confined to the western 

 and southern parts of the district ; and even there, betel-gardens 

 are not numerous. In Soonda there are some gardens of the 

 betel-nut palm (Areca catechu, Lin.), in which the betel-leaf 

 vine is also cultivated. 



2-i. Arachis hypogcea, Lin. ; Velaetee moong, Duk. Manil- 

 la gram. 



25. Amaranthus polygamus, Lin. ; Choulaee and Rajgheery 

 kee bajee, Duk. — Is used as greens by the natives. 



26. Amominn Zinziber, Lin.; Zinziber officinale, Flor. Ind. ; 

 Udruk, Duk. Ginger. — Is cultivated in small quantity in va- 

 rious parts of the district. 



The following are the principal fruit-trees met with in the 

 Darvvar district : 



1. Musa sapientum and M. paradisiaca, Flor. Ind.; Mouz, 

 Duk. Banana and Plantain. — Roxburgh considers the banana 

 and plantain to be varieties of the same species ; the original 

 of which is found in the forests of Chittagong *. I have been 

 assured that wild plantains are found in the western forests in 

 the Darwar district, but I have not myself seen them. 



2. Tamarindus indica, Lin. ; Umlee, Duk. Tamarind. — 

 The tamarind is not very abundant in the eastern parts of the 

 district ; but, towards the west, it is met with both cultivated 

 and wild. 



3. Mangif'era indica, Lin. ; Am. Duk. Mango. — The man- 



• Vide Flora Indica, vol. ii. 



