88 crops 



FENUGREEK. 



(Trigonella faenumgraecum.) 



Tamil ... Venthiam. 



Telugu ... Menthulu. 



Malayalam Uluma. 



Kanarese Menthiya. 



Oriya ... Methi. 



Tulu Mente or Metti. 



This is grown in gardens and is a three months' crop. It 

 is found near towns as a pot herb in gardens. The seed is 

 used for flavouring curries and is also used medicinally. 



Weight or seed— 1,000 seeds weigh 11*75 grammes. 



Number of seeds in 1 lb.— 38,600. 



Yield— 600 up to 850 lb. 



CARDAMOM. 



(Elettaria cardamomum.) 



Tamil Elakkai. 



Telugu Yelakkayulu. 



Malayalam Elam. 



Kanarese ... Yalakki. 



Tulu ... Elakki. 



Area— (1903) Madura— 4,000 acres : 650,000 lb. 

 Malabar- 1,500 acres : 245.000 lb. 

 South Kanara- 1,260 acres : 68,800 lb. 

 Coorg— 1,100 acres : 50,000 lb. 

 Its cultivation is practically confined to the hills, where it 

 is grown by planters at a considerable elevation, and also in 

 the submontane tracts of Madura and West Coast where the 

 rainfall is heavy. The crop wants partial shade and a 

 humous soil : it is perennial. 



Yield— 150 to 300 lb. per acre in an year. 



DRUGS AND NARCOTICS. 

 BETEL. 



• — (Piper bete 1 !.) 



Tamil Vettilai. 



Telugu ... Tamalapakulu. 



Malayalam Vettila. 



Kanarese Vilidele. 



Oriya ... Panno. 



Tulu Baccire. 



