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NOTES ON VEGETABLE PRODUCTS OF THE SAHA- 
RANPUR & DEHRA DUN DISTRICTS, N.W. INDIA. 
By J. F. Durme, M.A., F.L.§8. 
(Continued from p. 181.) 
Poutszs. 
Cuana or Gram (Cicer arietinum L.)— The seed of this plant 
affords an important ingredient of horse’s food in this part of 
India ; the stalks and leaves mixed with chaff (bhusa) also con- 
stitute an excellent fodder both for cattle and horses. The seeds 
are eaten by the natives, either made into bread, or sweetmeats, or 
as dal, or parched (chabena). There are three or four varieties of 
gram, differing aoe in ae colour and size of the seeds, being 
ad of a ram, rae the sect name arietinum. The plant is 
said to produce oxalic acid t an extent as to — pain to 
the feet when walking Gettin reste a field o 
Mtne (Phaseolus Mungo L.) is a rainy season eon, -and is 
usually sown mixed with some kind of millet, or with cotton. 
This and the two following are coarse, hairy, trailing plants, and 
not much esteemed for human food. The seed differs in colour, 
being green, yellow (sona mung), or black. The stalks and leaves 
are much valued as cattle-fodder. The natives use it chiefly in 
the form of dal, and the food is sometimes given to horses when 
gram fails. 
Urp or eer (P. Mungo L., var. radiatus).—This is cultivated 
and made use of in the same manner as the preceding. There are 
two eats. the one with black pe the other with smaller 
green seeds. The seed of this plant is pupbesed # have given rise 
to the weight called “‘ masha,” the twelfth part o 
Morn (P. soomett ore Jacq.).— This Repo "ttle value as a 
source of human food. The stalks and leaves are given to cattle, 
as well as the seeds, which are very fattenin 
cultivated during the rainy season on the very poorest pa either 
by itself or with bajra (Pennisetum typhoideum). 
Lonrya (Vigna Catiang Endl.) is another rainy season crop. It 
is grown in the plains, and on the hills up to about 4000 feet, 
hardly ever by itself, but mixed with millet or cotton. It is 
or black. The pide are eaten as cael and the seeds eri an 
ingredient in curries. The stems and ote are given to cattle. 
Sem (Dolichos Lablab L.).— This is grown in the cold season, 
chiefly as a garden crop. It is an vestry climber, and is often 
