INDEX 



449 



Turmeric, history of, 424 

 Cultivation of, 425 

 Cost of planting and curing, 430 

 Pests, 432 

 Preparation, 433 

 Areas of cultivation, 434 

 Value and uses, 436 

 Other species of Curcuma allied to, 

 437 



Tinalla, description of, 23 

 Cultivation of, 27 

 Pests of, 43 

 Fertilisation, 47 



Vanilla, fi-uiting, 52 

 Curing, 54 

 Estimates, 60 

 Mouldiness in pods, 62 

 Vanillism, 66 

 Cultivation areas, 66 

 Trade and supply, 80 

 Constituents of pods, 8! 

 Uses of, 89 

 Artificial, 91 



Weights and Measures, 445 

 Zedoary, 438 



THE END 



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