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9.pkaseoloides, Roxb. (/. ind. 3, p. 316.) %. v^ China, Fl. largish 

 violet. In H. C. G. fl. Nov. and Dec. ; fr. Jan. and Feb. (Roxb.) 



10. hexandrus, Roxb. {H. B. p. 55.) Silhet. 5 /-n In H. C. G. fl. R. S. ; 

 fr. C. S. (Roxb.) 



11. azureus, Roxb. {H. B. p. 55.) Silhet. %. ^ In y. C. G. fl. Oct. and 

 Nov. ; fr. C. S. {Roxb.) 



Lablab, Adans. {DC. pr. 2, p. 401 ;— TF. and A. pr. 1, p. 250.) 



1. vulgare, Savi. {DC. I. c. ;—W. and A. I. c. ;—J. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 

 52;— Wight, icon. 1, t. 57, 203.— Dolichos Lablab, L.—Roxb. fl. ind. 

 3, p. 305.) © or 2/.. /-x Fl. and fr. C. S. Commonly cultivated in the 

 Moluccas, both Peninsulas of India. Ceylon. Bengal, (Serampore.) 

 Assam, &c. 



a. dumetorum. — (Dolichos spicatus, Kon. — Rumph. 5, t. 141,/. 1.) 

 ^•T T*t5T Bun-shim. Common about Serampore. Fl. smallish, purple. 

 Seeds dark grey, mottled. Not cultivated. 

 p. sepiarium. — In hedges, near Samulcota. Differs from a in beino- 

 very downy. Fl. red. Seeds dark grey, mottled. Not culti- 

 vated. 



y. Annapa ; Roxb. — Coromandel. Whole plant of a heavy disafTee- 

 able smell. Much cultivated on the Coast, and yields in a good soil 

 about forty-fold. The seeds bear a low price, compared to most 

 other sorts of grain, and are much eaten by the poorer classes, par- 

 ticularly when rice is dear. They are not palatable, but reckoned 

 wholesome substantial food. Cattle are also fed with the seed, and 

 greedily eat the straw. {Roxb.) 



S. albiflorum, (Dolichos albus. Lour. — D. bengalensis, L. — Rumph. 5, 

 t. 37.) C^^ f*f5^ Shwet-shim. Fl. smallish, white. Cultivated in 

 gardens and supported by poles, often forming arbours about the 

 doors of the poor Natives. The tender pods eaten like French 

 beans ; the seeds never. The plant has no disagreeable smell. 



i. rubriflorum ; {Rumph. 5, t. 136.) «l*l1 f^ Jeea-shim. Cultivated 

 like the lasl, and much esteemed by the Natives. Fl. red. 



p.purpurascens ,- ^^5^31 T*f5T Goordal-shim. Fl. large, purplish. A 

 larger variety. Cultivated like £. Legumes broader, with the seeds 

 more remote than any of the other varieties. 



t/. purpureum, DC. {pr. 2, p. 401. — Dolichos purpureus, Jacq. fragm. 

 45, t. 55 ;— .B. Reg. 10, t. 830 ;— Smith exot. bot. t. 71. — D. Lab- 

 lab, B. M. 23, t. 896.) ?^ t^fST Rukto-shim. Stem and the large 

 flowers purple. Pods deep purple. 



2. cultratum.DC. {pr. 2, p. 402; — W.andA.pr. \,p. 251. — Dolichos lig- 

 nosus, Roxb. fl. ind. 3, p. 307 ; not L. — D, cultratus, Thunb.; — Willd.) 

 %. r\ All the varieties of this species are cultivated during the cold sea- 

 son in the gardens and about the doors of the Natives, forming not 

 only cool, shady arbours, but furnishing them with an excellent pulse 

 for their curries, &c. in their tender pods. In short, adds Dr. Rox- 



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