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6. K Panduhata, Roxb. FI. Ind. 1, p 18; K ovata, Roscoe 

 Lini). Trans. 1 1, p274 ; [{nxb. in As. Rps. vol. 1 1 ; Bot. Rpg. t. 73 ; 

 Zeiurabet claviculatiim, Rum|)h. Amb. 5, t. 69, /. 1. — Manga 

 Kua ; native of Sumatra and Java ; a very beautiful plant, with 

 pale, pink-coloured flowers. Rumphius says it is cultivated for 

 culinary and medicinal |)urposes. Illieedes notices its use in 

 Dysentery. The above are all of the Kaempfoerias which we have 

 ventured to insert as not indigenous to Western India. K pan- 

 durata being described as found in South Concan by Nimmo, we 

 beg on this head to solicit information, as we have been unable to 

 trace it. 



ZINZIBER, Gaert., Monandria Monogynia. Arabic zinzeher, 

 hence Zinziber. 



7. Z Ofpicinale, Roxb. Fl. Ind. I, p 47; Jacq. Hort. Vind. 1, t. 

 lb; Rumph. Amb. 6, t. 6G, /. I ; Rheede Mai. \\,t. 2; Wartz. 

 Obs. p 2; Pluk. Aim. t 317'; Lour. Coch. China 1, p 2; Ainslie. 

 Mat. Ind. 1, p 152. — Name of fresh root, "Aleh"; Maratha name 

 (dried) " Soont." Common Ginger, cultivated in garden villages in 

 Deccan, Gujarat, Soonda, &c. In the Kaira Zillah it is planted in 

 May, and the produce, which averages from 50 to 1 50 maunds per 

 beega, gathered in the following February and March. In the 

 green State it sells from 25 to 30 seers per rupee. 



CURCUMA, Monandria Monogynia. 



8. C LoNGA, Roxb. FI. Ind. 1, p32; Amomum curcuma, 

 Gmelin and Jacq. Hist. Vind. 3, t. A; Blackw. t. 396 ; Bot. Reg. 

 t. 886 ; Rumph. Amb. 5, t. 67 ; Rheede Mai. 11, t. U ; Ainslie 

 Mat. Ind. 1, p 454.— " Huldee," Hindoostanee ; "Ulud," Mussul- 

 man. This plant, conspicuous by its beautiful pink coma, is 

 largely cultivated in those parts of the country where the garden- 

 soil is of superior quality and water in abundance. Thus in Gujarat 

 and in some parts of the Deccan it is a regular article for crop-rota- 

 tion, and requires high manuring. In the Kaira Zillah it is planted 

 in May, and yields from 60 to 300 maunds (of 26 lbs. each) per 

 beega. Thus an average crop will give a return equal to sugar-cane, 

 viz. Rupees 1 00 per beega. The root is roasted to dryness in ovens, 

 and thereafter exported. It is in universal use for domestic and 

 medicinal purposes. A powder, containing equal parts of Turmeric 

 and of Peruvian Bark, is a sovereign remedy for sores infested 

 with worms. We do not admit any of the other Curcumas in this 

 Supplement, as they are not cultivated. Regarding the five 

 Curcumas, and the three Globbas, stated to have been introduced 

 by the late Mr. Kimmo, we shall be happy to receive any infor- 

 mation. It is possible they may be scattered in ditferent gardens 

 in Bombay. 



