AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE CEREALS. 



Nella-pessara, Tel. Boo-mce, Cey. Ainslie gives the following 

 synonymes ; viz. Masha, Sans. Kalie-oorud, Dec. Wooddoo, Mai. 

 Chicuda, Can. Carpoo-ulandoo, Tarn. Minamolu, Nulla-wood- 

 0/00, Tel. Mcesh, Arab. Benoomash, Pers. 



Habitat. Cultivated widely in India. 



Remarks. This is the Black Gram of Anglo-Indians, and probably only 

 a variety of P. Munao, or, as Roxburgh suggests, P. Mungo of it. It is 

 not recognised in Graham's, or Gibson and Dalzell's Catalogues, Black and 

 Green Gram being included in this Presidency under P. Mungo, which see. 



Phaseolus MungO. Linn. Small-fruited Kidney Bean. 



Linn. Syst. Diadelphia Decandria, 



Vernacular, Moodga, Sans. Mung, Hind. Hali-moog, Hari-moog, 

 Kherooya, Bulat, Beng. Mung, Sindh. Moog (Green Gram), 

 Oorud (Black Gram), Dec. Pucha-payaroo y Oolandoo, Tarn. 

 Pachcha-pesulu, Nella-pesalu, Pasalu, Tel. Munmte, Cey. 

 Ainslie gives the following synonymes, viz. Danie-masha, Sans. 

 Oorud, Hind. Dec. Arad, Guz. Moony, Dec. Hessaru, Can. 

 Ulandoo, Tain. Wooddooloo, Tel. 



Habitat. India. 



Remarks. First mentioned by Avicenna. The Green Gram of Bengal. 

 The Black and Green Gram, according to the variety, of Bombay. 

 A comparison of the authentic synonymes of this plant with those of 

 P. Max, that is of synonymes other than such as are given by Ainslie, 

 will remove all doubt of the Krishna-moog of Northern India being 

 any other than our Oorud. Ainslie's synonymes are confusing, 

 especially when compared with those he gives for P. radiatus (v. infra). 

 But I give them entire, with the sufficient precaution of giving them 

 separately, owing to my unfamiliarity with Mash. It was pointed out to 

 me at Sholapore (1856-57) by a Bengal Subadar, and it was certainly 

 P. radiatus which was shown me. But neither the grain of P. radiatus, 

 nor any grain named Mash, has. been returned to the Museum from any 

 of the Collectorates, and no one knows the name here. 



Roxburgh also describes Phaseolus aureus, or Sona-moog, Beng., and 

 Phaseolus calcaratus, or Ranga-moog, Beng., the first being largely culti- 

 vated in Bengal, and the second in Mysore. 



Phaseolus radiatus. Rox. Rayed Kidney Bean. 



Linn. Syst. Diadelphia Decandria. 



Vernacular. Masha, Sans. Mash-kulay, Ticorai-kulai (black-seeded 

 variety), Bentr. Dord, Thi/dree- (black), Moong t Hind. Mah, 

 Sindh. Minumulu, Karu-minumulu, Tel. Ulundu-mce, Cey. The 

 following synonymes are given by Ainslie, viz, Harita, Sans. 

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