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SAYME KE PDLLIE LAL. Dolichos Labial Bub. Native Bean, 

 red. This bean when young, is eaten pod and all ; when full 

 grown, the seeds only are used. It is about five inches long and 

 has got its name from the reddish colour of its edges. 



SOOT'HNEE. Dioscorea Fasiculata. Yam. Consists of many 

 tubers, about the size and shape of an egg. They are covered 

 with a light coloured thin skin; internally they are white. 

 They are not only eaten, but starch is made from the roots. 



SuKUnKuND. Convolvulus Batata. Sweet Potato, A sweet- 

 tasted nutritious root, of which there are two sorts, red and 

 white. The tubers are long, and, when boiled or roasted, very 

 wholesome. They are sown precisely in the same manner as a 

 potato, after the hot season, and are fit to be taken up in six 

 months. They sell from two to four pice a seer. 



SUFED TULSEE. Ocymum Alba. White Basil. Chiefly grown 

 in Native gardens. 



SUFURA ROOMRO. Cucurbitis Ovifera. Vegetable Marrow. 

 See Vegetable Marrow. 



THURBOOJ. Cucurbita Citrullus. Water Melon. This is 

 grown in the bed of rivers in the hot season, but may be culti- 

 vated in gardens during the rains. 



ZEERA. Cuminum Cyminum. Cummin Seed; black and 

 white. This is grown in beds the same as the coriander ; the 

 seeds are used for seasoning curries. Much is brought from 

 China and the Persian Gulf. 



ZURUMBAD. Curcuma Zerumbet. Zeodary ; four sorts. See 

 Huldee. 



