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CLASSIFICATION 



the side of the posterior single filament leads to the 

 nectar secreted inside the base of the stamens. 



The dal or Pulses, which form important food-grains 

 all over India, belong to this sub-order, namely, 

 chhola or boot (Cicer arietinuvi) ; masur or Lentil 

 {Lens esculenta) ; matar or Pea {Pisum sativum, P. 

 arvense) ; arhahar (Cajanus indicus) ; sona - moog, 



kala-moog, ghora-moog, 

 mash-kalai, &c., which 

 are different species or 

 varieties of Phaseolus ; 

 khesari {Lathyi"us sati- 

 vus)-y jungli matar (Z. 

 Aphaca), with the whole 

 leaf converted into a ten- 

 dril and stipules foli- 

 aceous (fig. 177). Besides 

 the Pulses, the pods of 

 barbati {Vigna Catjang), 

 shim {Dolichos Lablab), 

 makham-shim (Canavalia 

 ensiforfnts), and Bean 

 {Vicia Fabd) are common 

 table vegetables ; ban - 

 barbati {Phaseolus aden- 

 anthus) is common though 

 not cultivated; Ground-nut or chiner-badam or mat- 

 kalai {Arachis hypogcea) is cultivated for the fruits 

 which droop down and are forced under the ground 

 by the elongation and twisting of the peduncle and 

 ripen there. The seeds are eaten as badam either 

 roasted or not, and also yield oil, for which it is culti- 

 vated in the Madras Presidency. The tuberous roots 

 of sank-aloo {Pachyrhizus angulatus) are eaten raw, 

 and taste as a sweet fruit. The bast fibres of shone 



Fig". 177. — Jung'li matar 

 {Lathyrus Aphaca) 



