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ILLACHEE. Elettaria Cardamomum. Cardanmm. This specie 

 is also imported. 



IPAE. Thymus Vulgaris. Thyme. Elsewhere described. 



JAWORIE. Holcus Saccharatus. Grown in fields and sown 

 during the rains ; it is the common food of the poorer classes, 

 made when ground into cakes. 



KALA KUSTOORIE. Abelmoschus Moschatus. Musk Okro. See 

 Bhendee. 



KALBE SEEM. Stizolobium Altissimum. Assam Bean. This 

 bean is grown like most others, and may be first sown at the 

 commencement of the rains and continued during the cold 

 season. 



KALEE TULSEE. Ocymum Sanctum. Basil. This is grown 

 in almost every Native garden, and is used for various purposes 

 by Europeans, for flavouring sauces, wine or vinegar. 



KALEE MIRCHEE. Piper Nigrum. Black Pepper. Although 

 principally the produce of the Eastern Islands, it is grown of a 

 superior quality in the Malabar Coast. The root is a tonic and 

 cordial. 



KAM ALOO. Dioscorea Alata. Winged Yam. Tubers oblong, 

 brown on the surface, internally white of a great size. 'Besides 

 the tubers the proper roots of all those plants are fibrous, 

 springing chiefly from and about the union of the stems with 

 the tubers, and spreading in every direction. 



KHEERA. Cucumis Sativus. Cucumber, common. See Cu- 

 cumber. 



KHUSH KHUSH. Papaver Somniferum. Poppy Seed. This 

 is simply the seed of the poppy and used in confectionary, as well 

 as to make oil. 



KOOLEE BAYNEGUN. Solanum Longum. Egg Plant, cylin- 

 drical. See Brinjals. 



KUDDOO. Cucurbita Lagenaria. Bottle gourd. This is grown 

 at the commencement of the rains ; a good soil is all that is 

 necessary, requiring no further care. 



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