652 DRY GRAINS 



Quantity : For small plants or shrubs, 2 oz. of each mixture. 



large shrubs or medium trees, 1 Ib. of each mixture. 

 trees or palms, 3 to 4 Ib. 



Either of these mixtures may be applied annually, or they can be alter- 

 nated with advantage, or if necessary mixed just before application and applied 

 in one dressing. 



Apply the manure in a shallow channel round the base of the trees or 

 plants, at a certain distance from the stem, varying from a few inches in the 

 case of small plants to 2-4 ft. in the cas- of medium or large sized trees or 

 palms; fork well into the ground, or cover with a spi inkling of soil; if the 

 weather be dry or the plants are under cover, water the ground afterwards 

 through a rose. 



DRY GRAINS CULTIVATED IN CEYLON 



Andropogon Sorghum. Indian millet; Karal Irungu, S; Arise- 

 cholum, T. 



Coix Lachryma-jobi. Job's tears. A robust grass with broad leaves, 

 3-5 ft. high, common in Ceylon and cultivated in some hill parts of India for 

 its grain. 



Eleusine coracana. Kurakkan, S ; Nacheri, T. A stout grass with 

 crowded spikelets and round seed, extensively cultivated for its grain in Ceylon 

 and throughout India. 



Panicum Crus-galli, var. frumentaceum. Mondy, T; Wal-maruk- 

 ku, S. Annual, 1-3 ft. high; grain consumed by the poorer classes. 



Panicum miliare. " Heen-meneri," S; Chamai, T. Annual, with tufted 

 stems, 1-2 ft. high, cultivated in Ceylon, India, etc. 



Panicum miliaceum. Millet; Meneri, or Wal-meneri, S; Karattasamy 

 or Pani-Chami, T. Annual, 2-4 ft. high, stout tufted stems. Cultivated in Ceylon 

 and all warm countries. 



Pas pal um scrobiculatum. Amu or Karal-amu, S; Waraku, T. Peren- 

 nial, 2-3 ft. high, leafy from the base; several varieties cultivated for grain. 



Pennisetum typhoideum. Bulrush millet; Pull-paddy; Polu, S; Kumba 

 or Kani-pun-pillu, T. Annual 3-6 ft. high, cultivated in warm regions. 



Setaria glauca. Kawalu, S. Stems 1-2 ft. high, spikes reddish brown. 

 Common all over Ceylon. 



Setaria italica. Italian millet; Tana-Thani or Tanakal, S ; Tinai or 

 Tinai-Chamai, T. Cultivated in India and Ceylon and considered one of the 

 most delicious of dry grains. 



Zea Mays. Maize, Indian corn; Bada Irungu, S; Muttu Cholam, 7". 

 See under Vegetables. 



PLANTS OR TREES SUITED TO SWAMPY SITUATIONS 



FOR LOW ELEVATIONS : 



Anacardium occidentale. Cashew-nut Fodder grasses, which see 



Barringtonia speciosa. Mudilla, .S Hevea brasiliensis. Para rubber 



Boehmeria nivea. Khea or Ramie- Heritiera littoralis. Etuna, S. 



r , , , "re Ni fruticans. Water Coconut 



Carludovica palmata. Panamahat _. \ .. . 



plant Ochrosia borbonica. Mudu-kaduru, S. 



Cerbera Odollam. Gon-kaduru, S. Saccharum arundinaceum. Rambuk, S. 



Cyperus Papyrus. Papyrus-grass Scaevola Koenigii. Taccada, S. 



