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LEGUMINOSA. 
ther on. They are the following. The localities placed in brackets 
after each name are the areas in which the respective species 
are most probably really indigenous. 
Cicer arietinum, Linn. (Mediterranean Region). 
Vicea sativa, Linn, (Most parts of Europe, the Mediterranean 
Region, and Western Asia as far as Persia 
Lens ee Moench. (Central Europe, t the Mediterranean 
Region and Western Asia including Afghanistan. Probably intro- 
duced by the early Aryan settlers.) 
Lathyrus Aphaca, Linn. (Most parts of Europe, the Mediterra- 
nean Region, Western Asia into the Himalayas). 
Lathyrus —— Linn. (Western Asia to apenas and the 
N. W. Himala 
isum des Linn. (Italy). 
Pisum sativum, Linn. (Western Asia). 
Cajanus indicus, Spreng. (Tropical Africa). 
The Re asics, 9 species, on the othe hand, have been intro- 
duced into piney tan into India in general, in later times, and their 
native country is, in most cases, either known with certainty or at 
least traceable wich a i dcmisideranle amount of probability. 
38. CROTALARIA SALTIANA, Andr. B. Pi -vol. i, 373 : 
“Throughout Bengal, including the Sundribuns, ‘and io ‘Chitta. 
gong. Probably introduced during the last centur ry.” E: 
ii, 84: C. striate in part. See also under the followi wing. 
. Croratarta Browne, Bert. B. P., vol. i, p. 373: “Cul- 
tivated and also in some places naturalised.” Kr. B. L, ii, 84: 
C. striata, in part. Voigt enumerates, on page 207, a “Cc, ‘striata, 
D.C., Bengal, ¢Gathniystee) * anda “O. Brownei, Bert. W. Indies.” 
40, OTALARIA INCANA, Linn. B. P., v ol. i , p. 873: “ Culti- 
vated, also at times an escape” F. B. L, ii, 838: “ Perhaps natural- 
ised only. Malay islands. om Africa and America.” Voigt, 
H.S.C., p. 207. “ W. Indie 
41, Prerocareus daiton Willd. B.P., vol. i, 412 : 
“ Native of the Moluccas. Planted chet ily in C. Bengal 
Watt, Ec. Dict., vol. vi, 1, p. 355. Padouk. F. B. L., ii, 338 partly: 
38 : 
Roxb., rt, oe f" oa native of China, the Moluccas, and 
Eastern Becher of Asia. From the former it has been brought to 
Calcu and now, April 1808, a young tree is in flower in Sir 
John Rerds S garden 
42. 
Prniuokupas DALBERGIOIDES, Roxb. B. P., vol. i, p. 412 : 
‘Planted not infrequently in C. Bengal, Andaman Red Wood.” 
F. B.L., ii, 238: Plerocarpis tndica in part. Roxb., F.I., p. 537: 
ee ‘nice of the Andaman Islands, from thence, in 1794, young 
trees were sent to the Botanical Garden by Colonel Albtundor Kyd. 

