AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE CEREALS. 

 sativum. W. Common Pea. 



Linn. Syst. Diadelphia Decandria. 



Vernacular. Harenso, Sans. Burra-mutur, Beng. Buttani, Muttur, 

 Hind. Watana, Dec. Puttanie, Tarn. Goondoo-sani-gheloo, Tel. 

 Ratagoradiya, Cey. 



Habitat. The Mediterranean countries. 



Remarks. The eptftivdos of Homer and Hippocrates, and the cpepivQos 

 of Theophrastus, are referred to this plant by Sprengel. These 

 Fraas refers to Cicer arietinum, and considers that the Common Pea is 

 the TTLO-OV and TriWos of Theophrastus, and probably the epe/3/0o? fjufpos of 

 Dioscorides. Sprengel agrees with him regarding the reference of n-tWo?; 

 and refers the epefiwdos of Theophrastus to C. arietinum. 



PsOphocarpUS TetragOnolobUS. W. Square-podded Dolichos, 

 Winged Pea, Ghevaux-de-Frize Bean, Pois carre. 



Linn. Syst. Diadelphia Decandria. 



Vernacular. Ckandaree, Ckarputtee, By. Dara-dambala, Cey. 

 Habitat. Sicily. Widely cultivated in the East. 



Remarks. This plant is the same as Dolichos tetragonolobus, W. 

 stated to be a native of the Mauritius. I believe it to be the same as 

 Tetragonolobus edulis, Lunk, which is the same plant as Lotus tetra- 

 gonolobus, W. and a native of Sicily. The flowers are white, blue, and, 

 if the same as the Sicilian plant, reddish. 



Vicia Faba. Linn. Garden Bean t Faba Grceca, Faba major, Faba 

 minor. 



Linn. Syst. Diadelphia Decandria. 



Vernacular. Ful, Egypt. 

 Habitat. Egypt. 



Remarks. Mentioned in the Bible. The K vapos /leXai/o'xpoos of Homer, 

 Kvafios \\rjvLKos of Hippocrates, /cva/xos of Theophrastus, and "Faba" of 

 Pliny. The last writer would infer that this pulse is the Bean of Py- 

 thagoras usually referred to Nelumbium speciosum. The Vicia of Pliny 

 is Vicia sativa, L. the $'IKOV of Galen, and Faurum of modern Egypt, 

 by some thought the true Faba Grcsca. Pliny notices the derivation of 

 some of the most ancient surnames of the great Roman families from 

 different pulse, as Cicero, Lentulus, Piso, Fabius. 



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