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Asplenium polymorphium : " Lingra." fy oun S 



Ncphrodium eriocarpum : " Kootra." ] I0n s 



L edible. 



Botrychium : * Bish-Kootra." 



Woodwardia radicans. 



Cheilanthes dealbata ? Walls. 



Pteris : " Roun." 



Platyloma : Rocks, 4000 feet. 



Lygodium semibipinnatum ? "Murora." " Bun-dhuniya."" 



Lycopodium tenellum : obtusifolium ? Oaks on Jagesur at 7000 feet : 

 and the beautiful L. setaceum ? on the Ramgunga at 4800. (R. S.) 



Lycopodium circinale 1 Damp rocks, 4000 feet. 



Agaricus Mushroom : " Chheoo," " Chhao' , 



Lycoperdon. Puffball : " Phuskia." " Houla-toomree." 



The list of grasses and ferns might be much extended. 



The Cerealia and Leguminosae, &c. cultivated about Almorah, and 

 generally in Kumaoon, consist of, for the Rubbee crop, reaped in April 

 and May. 



Triticum vulgare : " Lai Gehoon, " Tanga," and " Joosher." The 

 red or bearded varieties : Daood khanee or Duwa the white or awnless : 

 the last sells at from four to six seer per rupee less than the first, and 

 is grown in large quantities about Somesur, &c, " Kunnik" in this Pro- 

 vince denotes flour, not the grain. 



Hordeum hexastachyum : " Jou." A short-awned variety is called 

 Rena. 



Hordeum cseleste : H Ooa-jou." 



Pisum arvense : " Kulon." " Grey Pea : Ervum lens, " Mussoor," 

 Grey Lentil ; Circer arietinum, " Chuna," Gram, are also grown, the 

 last two sparingly, in the warmer locations and are reaped at this season .. 



Papaver somniferum : both white and purple. " Posht." Opium 

 is made to a small extent, chiefly in Shor : but in the Gurhwal raja's 

 territories, it is said to be abundantly produced. 



Sinapis glauca : (lloyle ?) dichotoma ? (Roxb.) is much grown either 

 alone or with barley, for its oil: S. glauca, (Roxb.) " Daeen," " Dyn," 

 " Rara," or " Rada," though it affords more oil, is much less common, 

 requiring a very rich soil. 



In the environs of Almorah, the " Juria" or " Judia" is a favorite 



