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CHAPTER XIX. 



ECONOMIC CLASSIFICATION OF CROPS. 



are divided into 



(1) Cereals (C), e.g. wheat, buckwheat, millets, maize &c. ; 



(2) Pulses (P), e.g. gram, peas, lentils, horsegram (kulthi), 

 pigeon-pea (arahar), cowgram <barbati), &c. ; 



(3) Oil-seeds (O), e.g. rapeseed, mustard, linseed, gingel- 

 ly, niger oil seed, castor, groundnut, bhela (Semecarpus 

 anacardium), kurunja (Galedupa indica) and pittaraj (Amoora 

 rohituka) ; 



. (4) Fibres (FB), e.g. jute, sunn-hemp, cotton, musk- 

 mallow, munj-grass,aloe (Agave Americana and other agaves), 

 Manilla hemp (Musa textiles), Mauritius hemp (Fourcroya 

 gigantea), rhea, ulatkambal (Abroma augustifolia) ; 



(5) Dyes (De) e.g. indigo, safflower, arnotto (Bixa orellana), 

 palds, haritaki (Terminalia chebula), bahera (T. Belerica), 

 amlaki (Phyllanthus emblica), aich oral (Morinda citrifolia) &c. 



(6) Drugs (D), e.g. cinchona officinalis, plantago ovata 

 (Ishapgul), acorus calamus (bach], tea (camelia theifera), 

 coffea Arabica, nicotina rustica and tabacum, papaver 

 somniferum, cannabis sativa, datura metel ; 



(7) Spices i^S) e.g. turmeric, ginger, amddd, chillies, 

 onions, garlic, coriander seed, jird (cuminum cyminum), 

 anise, fenugreek (tigonella fcenum graecum), rddhuni 

 ,(apium graveolens), tejpdtd (laurus cassia), sulpa (fumaria 

 parviflora), peepul, pan, chai,, keyaphul (pandanus odoratissi- 

 mus), cardamum (amomum subulatum), mint (mentha 

 arvensis), supdri ; 



(8) Table- vegetables ^V) eg. potatoes, brinjals, radishes, 

 yams, gourd, pumpkin (Deshi-kumra"), bottle-gourd (Ldu), 

 snake-gourd (Chichinga'), ladies' finger, country figs or Dum- 

 bur (Ficus cunia), roselle, beans, arums, Indian horse-radish, 



