224 LEG0MIN08JE. [Phaseolus. 



Stipules inserted above their bases, pod 

 cylindrical 

 Branches usually not twining. 

 Pod glabrous or nearly so. 

 Stipules large, oval . . . 3. P. trilohus. 



Stipules small, linear-lanceolate . 4. P. aconitifolius. 

 Pod hairy. 



Leaves dark-green, pod spreading 



{Mung) . . . . , 5. P. radiatus. 



Leaves yellowish-green, pod ascending 



or sub-erect, seeds larger. (Urd) 6. F. Mungo. 

 Branches twining, pod hairy . . 7. P. suhlohatus, 



1. P. lunatus, Linn. 8p. PI. 724 ; Boxh. Fl. Ind. Hi. 287 ; W. ^ A. Prod. 



244; F. B. I ii, 200; DC. L'Orig. PI Cult. 275; Watt E.D.- Lima. Bean. 



A tall biennial twining plant, bearing racemes of many small greenish- 

 yellow flowers. Bracteoles minute. Peiak hairy outside Pods 2-S in. 

 long, flat, the upper suture recurved, the lower broadly rounded. Seeds 

 la,rge, 2-4j, white or mottled. 



This, according to DeOandolle, is a native of Brazil, and was probably 

 introduced into India from the Mauritius . It is cultivated throughout 

 India, and everywhere in the tropics. The young pods are sliced and 

 cooked like French beans ; and at a later stage the large flat ivory-like 

 seeds are eaten as a vegetable 



2. P. vulgaris, Linn. 8p. PI. 723 ; Roxh. Fl. Ind. Hi, 287; W.Sr A. 

 Trod. 243; F. B. I. ii, 200; BG. L'Orig. PI. Cult. 270 ; Watt E.B.— 

 French Bean, or Kidney Bean. 



A suberect or twining annual, glabrous or nearly so. Racemes lax, few- 

 flowered ; bracteoles 0Ya,ie or roundish, persistent- Flowers IsurgeT than 

 those of the preceding, white rose or lilac. Petals glabrous outside. 

 Pods 4-6 in., linear, straight, turgid, glabrous. 



Cultivated in gardens all over India for the sake of its young green pods. 

 It is also grown in many other parts of world, both in tropical and tem- 

 perate regions. During the Tirah Expedition in 1897 large quantities 

 of the seed of this plant were found amongst the hidden stores of grain. 

 Although not known anywhere in a wild state, it is believed to have 

 originated in America. Many varieties are now in cultivation, and 

 especially of the dwarf kind. — The Scarlet Eunner (P. multiflorus) is a 

 native of Mexico. It is also grown to a certain extent in N. India, 

 but thrives best on the hills. 



3. P. trilobus. Ait. Hort. Keiv, ed. I. Hi, 30; Rnxh. FL. Ind. Hi, 29S ; W. 4* 

 A. Prod. 246; D. ^ G. Bomb. Fl. 71 ; F. B. I. ii, 201; BO. L'Orig, PI. Cult. 

 277 ; Watt E. D. 



Annual or perennial . /S^iems slender, trailing, glabrous or slightly hairy. 



• Stipules large, oval. Leaflets 1-2 in long, more or less deeply 3-lobed, 



with the central division spathulate, glabrous or nearly so. Racemes 



