206 POPULAR GEOGRAPHY OF PLANTS, 



Buyos. The preparation of these Buyos is a leading feature 

 in domestic economy, not only in India but in all the coun- 

 tries of that part of the world. 



The general effect to the eye, of those parts of India where 

 the Pepper plantations cover the ground, must be something 

 like that of our English Hop plantations. They are gene- 

 rally planted on moderately high ground, and consist of a 

 number of little beds, about six feet square, in the middle 

 of each of which is placed either a pole or some slender 

 tree ; the latter is preferred, because the shade is valuable 

 for the Pepper-plant, the branches being cleared away, and 

 the foliage at the top cut into the shape of a fan. The slips 

 of the Pepper-plant are set beside these poles, round which 

 they climb till they are eight or twelve feet high, at which 

 height they are three years in arriving, and not till then do 

 they begin to bear fruit. 



It is but seldom now that we are reminded of any English 

 plant ; we are therefore the more taken by surprise when 

 exploring in the forests in the mountainous parts of Malabar, 

 to discover a family connection between that humble little 

 individual, the wild Yerbena, and the magnificent Teak-trees. 

 It is however perfectly true that the Teak-tree (Tectona 

 grandis) belongs to the Yerbena family, and is " by far the 



