VEGETABLES 53 



Sim, or Country French Bean 



{Dolichos /((blab) 



This Bean is wild and cultivated throughout India. Sim, 

 etc., is the Hindustani name ; Mutcheh, etc. (Tamil) ; 

 Alsanda, etc. (Telegu) ; Pai (Burmah) ; Picn-tau (China) ; 

 and Jove d'Egypte, or Feijao da India (French Guiana). 



It is extensively cultivated for its green pods, which are 

 used like French beans. , 



The stems are a valuable fodder. 



Papaw 



{Carica papaya) 



The fruit of this tree is used as a vegetable, when it is 

 green and unripe. (See Chapter VIII.) 



