226 FABACEiE. 



D. ViciE^, Bronn. 

 {DC.pr. 2, p. 353 i—W. and A. pr. I, p. 235.) 



CicER, L. (DC.pr. 2, p. 35i;—W.andA. I. c. ;—Roxb. fl. ind. 3, p. 324; 

 —J. Grah. Cat. B.pl.p. 50;— B. M. 49, t. 221 '^ ;— Wight, icon. I, 

 t. 20.) ^^cJt^ Boot-kulay. ■p.srl Chuna. Chickpea. Chiches. © Spain. 

 Italy. Levant. Cultivated in India. Fl. middle-sized, bluish-purple, 

 and fr. C. S. Dr. Christie, in Madras Journal of Science, No. 13, 

 mentions that an acid, (oxalic acid) exudes from all parts of the 

 plant, which is collected by the ryots, and used in their curries 

 instead of vinegar. (J. Grah.) 



ViciA, L. (DC.pr. %p. 354.) 



\. Faba, L. (Faba vulgaris, Monch. ; — DC.pr. 2, p. 354.) Garden Bean. 

 © Environs of the Caspian Sea. Cultivated in India. Fl. large, 

 white, striped and dotted with black, Nov. and Dec. ; fr. Jan. and 

 Feb. 

 /3. equina, Horse- Bean. Ticks. Cultivated in Nepal. 



2. onohrycUoides, L. (BC. pr. 2, p. 358 ;— 5. M. 48, t. 2206.) Saint- 

 Foin Vetch. ® Europe. Fl. large, indigo- coloured, C. S. Affords 

 an excellent fodder. 



3. atropurpurea, Desf. (DC.pr. 2, p. 359;— B. Reg. 11, t. 871.) © Al- 

 giers. Fl. largish, purple, Feb. and March ; fr. March. 



4. sativa, L. (DC.pr. 2, p. 360 ;—E. B. 5, if. 334 ;—Roxb.fl. ind. 3, p. 

 323.) ^ F^ Buro-chuna, ^^^ <^^^ Jhunjhunee-ankuree. Common 

 Vetch. © cf' Europe. Domesticated in Bengal and the Northern Pro- 

 vinces of India. Fl. middle-sized, bright purple, variegated with white- 

 rose, C. S. ; fr. Feb. and March. 



Ervum, L. (DC. pr. %p. 366 ;—W. and A. pr. 1, p. 235.) 



1. Lens, L. (DC. I. c. ; — W. and A. I. c; — /. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 50. 

 — E. dispermum, Roxb. and Willd. ; — DC. I. c. — Cicer Lens, Roxb. 

 jl. ind. 3, p. 324. — Lens esculenta, Monch. — Cicer punctulatum, Hor- 

 tul.) ^"5 5T3T^ Buro-musoor. — Lentil Tare. © Europe. Cultivated in 

 Bengal, and other adjoining provinces. Fl. small, pale-blue, and 

 fr. C. S. 



2. hirsutum, L. (DC. pr. 2, p. 366 ;—W. and A. pr. 1, p. 235 ;— J5;. B. 

 14, t. 970;— Roxb. Jl. ind. 3, p. 323— Vicia Mitchelh, Rafin ;—DC. 



pr. 2, p. 360.) c^t^ 'T'^Sl Choto-musoor. Hairy Tare. © Fields of 

 Europe. Domesticated in Bengal and N. India. Fl. small, pale- 

 lilac, and fr. C. S. In the Upper Provinces used for fodder. 



3. tetraspermum, L. (DC. pr. 2, p. 367.— E. B. 17, t. 1223.) Smooth 

 Tare © In corn-fields Europe, Himalayas. Fl. small, pale blue, and 

 fr. C. S. 



PisUM, L. (DC. pr. 2, p. 368.) 



I. sativum, L. (DC. I. c.;—Roxb. fl. ind, 3, p. 321 .—J. Grah. Gat. B. 

 pi. p. 50.) 3J^5 Mutur. Pea. © Native place unknown. Cultivated in 

 India. Fl, large, white, or variegated with red, and fr. C. S. 



