AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE PULSE. 

 Canavalia gladiata. DeC. Sabre-podded Canavalia. 



Linn. Syst. Diadelphia Decandria. 



Vernacular. Shimbeel. Sans. Multshun-shim, Beng. Kudsumber, 

 Hind. Segapoo, Tarn. Tella-tumbetten-kaya, Chamma, Tel. 



Habitat. East Indies. 



Remarks. First noticed by Van Rheede. There are varieties, red, 

 white, large and small, all from C. virosa, W. and A. See " Narcotics." 



Cicer arletinum. Linn. Common Chick Pea, Common Gram. 



Linn. Sy*t. Diadelphia Decandria. 



Vernacular. Chennuka, Sans. Chala, Boot, Chuna-batoola, Beng. 

 Hurbury, Chenna, Hind. Ghana, Sindh. Ghana, Guz. Kadala, 

 Mai. Gadalei, Tarn. Saniyheloo, Harimandhakam, Tel. Nakhud, 

 Pers. Homos, Egypt. 



Habitat. The Mediterranean countries. 



Remarks. The fpefiivdos of Hippocrates and Theophrastus, the Kpios of 

 Theophrastus and Dioscorides, and eWpoy ddos fpefiwdov of Dioscorides. 

 It is the Cicer of Pliny, who mentions a variety " arietinum" from its 

 likeness to "a ram's head," and another, the "columbine" Chick-pea, or 

 " Pea of Venus." 



Cyamopsis psoraloides. DeC. 



Linn. Syst. Diadelphia Decandria. 



Vernacular. Guvarphulli, Guz. Gouaree, Gaur, Mutkce, Dec. 

 Koth-averay-kai, Tarn. Goruchikkudu, Tel. 



Habitat. ? Widely cultivated throughout the Deccan. 

 Remarks. The Dolichos fabceformis of Wiildenow, and I), psoraloides 

 of Lamarck. 



Dolichos Catjang. W. Small-fruited Dolichos. 



Linn. Sytt. Diadelphia Decandria. 



Vernacular. Lasunda ? Sans. Burbutti, Beng. Lobeah ? Hind. 

 Chora, Guz. Lobeh ? Dec. Tadaguriny, Kurson-pyro, Can. Ala- 

 sendi? Mai. Car -amunny '-pyre, Tarn. Duntoo-pesaho, Bobra, 

 Boberloo (grain), Tel. Lee-mce, Cey. 



Habitat. East Indies. 



Remarks. Fraas thinks this may be the ^O/CTJ IvStKT) of Theophrastus. 

 Van Rheede is the first to describe it clearly. 



DolicllOS Sinensis. Linn. Chinese Dolichos. 



Linn. Syst. Diadelphia Decandria. 



Vernacular. Loobia, Hind. Chaunro, Sindh. Choivlee, Dec. Paru, 

 Mai. Kara-mam, Tarn. Alsanda, Alachandalu, Boberloo ? Kara- 

 manulu, Tel. Wanduru-mce, Cey. Lobiya, Pers Ollceah, Egypt. 

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