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Cicer arietinum (Chick-pea). — A bushy, hairy annual, i to 2 feet high, 

 with odd-pinnate leaves and small, white or pink, solitary flowers, followed 

 by short, thin pods. The seeds are pea-like, with a beak-like projection near 

 the hilum. The plant is grown in Europe, Asia, and Mexico for its seeds 

 which are used for both stock and human food. The herbage is unfit for 

 stock because of a poisonous principle. The seeds have been used as a coffee 

 substitute. 



Trigonella fcenum-gr cecum (Fenugreek). — An erect plant with clover- 

 like leaves, and long, pointed pods. It is grown principally for its seeds, 

 which have medicinal properties, and also as an orchard green manure. The 

 seeds are made into a "condition powder" for horses. 



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