FODDER, ETC. 4~) 



in the fruit way. Gardens are not common in 

 Gujerat ; any fruit, save the common plantains, the 

 guava, and the sweet limes, is seldom obtainable ; 

 the vine flourishes with difficulty ; mangoes abound, 

 but are seldom good ; the fruit of several wild plants 

 is eaten, as the Ziziphus jujuba, Feronia Elephan- 

 tum, Eugenia Jambos, yEgle Marmelos, Mimusops 

 hexandra, &c. &c. Carrots, radishes, bengins, (Egg 

 plant), onions, and a great variety of green herbs, 

 chopped up with ghee, salt, and red pepper are eaten 

 under the name of ophagee ; they have no turnip, and 

 very few sweet potatoes, or yams ; nor do they ever 

 use the love apples, (Tomatas.) A great variety of 

 cucurbitaceous plants are cultivated, and their fruit 

 is always in great demand. Boota, or Indian corn, 

 is grown by the gardener castes, but it is only used 

 when green, the production of flour from this grain 

 would be too expensive, as it requires the best soil, 

 and a quantity of manure. 



Fodder, $c. 



The natural grasses afford abundance of excellent 

 fodder ; no care is taken in their cultivation save to 



