pods pendulous, subcompressed, often very long and many-seeded . The 

 seeds are kidney-shaped, small and usually white with a shade of 

 yellow, darker about. the hilum. It is very largely grown both for 

 the young pods and for its grain. 



II : By seed i grown in holes on ridges. Three to four seeds to 

 each hole at a distance apart of 35-40 cm. and 2 feet between the rid- 

 ges ; thinned to two. 



III : The plant may be sown as early as the beginning of Feb- 

 ruary but the main crop is generally sown early in March. 



V : Harvesting begins about 50-60 days after sowing and the plant 

 will continue producing through the whole summer until about the 

 beginning of October. As the green pods are gathered, others will con- 

 tinue to be formed in abundance ; but if old seed-forming pods are 

 allowed to remain, the formation of young ones will be greatly 

 checked. 



VII : The plant is grown for its green pods and seed. Pods are 

 cooked in various ways, and often pickled. The dry seed which is very 

 nutritions makes excellent soup. It contains about 24 / of albumi- 

 noids and 56 / of starch. The green plant is an excellent fodder for 

 stock but the straw coarse and of a little value. The plant is very 

 often grown as a catch crop with Sugar- Cane, Colocassia, etc. in 

 March and April. 



VIII : The plant is hardy and prolific. Often it is exclusively 

 grown for grain, requiring about 5 months to ripen its seed. The 

 plant though of a twining habit is not trained on sticks, etc. It 

 requires a rich light loamy soil and copious waterings if the object 

 is a continuous supply of green pods. In the latter case manure, in 

 the form of well-rotten dung, is also necessary. 



Trigonella Fcenum graecum ; Helba; Fenugreek ; 

 Leguminosae; Papilionaceae. 



II : By se^d ; which is broadcasted on the mud after a heavy 

 watering, at the rate of about 4 kelas per fedn ; more seed being 

 required when the crop is intended to bo cut given than when 

 grown lor grain. 



II: From October the 15tu to about the end of November, ge- 

 nerally later when grown for grain. 



