I40 WILD LIFE IN NORTH CANARA , 



mating the monkeys, and did not lose 

 so much as they pretended. 



When the soil and other conditions 

 favoured its cultivation, the cardamom 

 was often grown between the rows of 

 arica trees. No curry is complete with- 

 out a certain admixture of this spice; 

 so that it is in great demand as a con- 

 diment in all parts of India, besides 

 its medicinal value. 



The blossom of the plant resembles a 

 gladiolus, and is very beautiful, the white 

 wax-like bells being tinted inside with 

 vermilion and orange. 



The manner in which the cardamom is 

 raised in the hill forests of Malabar and 

 on the Anamalie mountains of Coim- 

 batore, seems to involve the vexed ques- 

 tion of spontaneous generation. The 



