1859.] Notes on the Mora of Luchnow. 97 



Momordica Charantia, L. 

 Triehosanthes anguina, L. 



In the fields and waste places, several of the weeds found among 

 the crops of the cold weather, still exist, with the addition of several 

 species almost peculiar to this season ; such as, Sida retusa, Sida 

 humilis, CorcJwrus trilocularis, Tribulus terrestris, Crotalaria neg- 

 lecta, Cyanopsis psoraloides, Spermacoce hispida, Vernonia cinerea, 

 several species of Blumea, Vicoa Indica, Francoecuria crispa, JEchinops 

 echinatus, Cirsium Wallichii, Microlonchus divaricatus, Campanula 

 canescens, Trichodes?na Indicum, Celsia Coromandeliana y one or 

 two species of Leucas, Physalis jlexuosa, and several grasses, of which 

 Imperata arundinacea and CencJirus echinatus are the commonest. 



III. — In the end of June, the occurrence of moist easterly winds 

 occasional thunderstorms with slight showers are the first signs of 

 the approach of the rainy season. 



These first falls of rain are anxiously looked for, by the agricul- 

 turist, as they serve to soften the ground, scorched by the burning 

 sun, and drought of the previous four months, and when they occur, 

 he loses no time in preparing the soil, for the reception of the 

 "kurreef" or rain crop. In the beginning of July, the rains have 

 become quite established, and their vivifying influence is at once 

 visible ; the face of nature becomes completely altered, and every- 

 where, the earth is covered with a carpet of the richest green, 

 composed of the strictly tropical cultivation of the season, and of 

 tropical weeds, and tall grasses. The perennial plants, stunted by 

 aridity and excessive heat, become so affected by the prevailing 

 moisture, as to be difficult of recognition, and have thus given rise 

 to many of the doubtful species of systematic works. These forms 

 are most common among Leguminosse, Compositse, Labiatse and 

 Acanthacese. Tropical grains and Leguminosse form the majority of 

 the cultivated species. The most conspicuous plants among them 

 are Hibiscus cannabinus, with its purple-centred, yellow flowers. 

 Crotalaria juncea, which in September, produces long terminal 

 spikes of sweet smelling bright yellow flowers, so numerous, that the 

 green of the leaves is obscured by the mass of blossom. Both 

 these species yield a strong fibre, used in the manufacture of coarse 

 paper, canvass, and cordage. Among the economic grasses, Zea 



