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CUCTJMIS SATIVUS. 



frequently met with at low elevation ; this is the air alu of Kuraaun,* and paJiari in- 

 drdyan of the plains. 



The area occupied by Tcldra during the rains of 1381 is given below for certain 

 typical districts. This is exclusive of the area on which it was grown as a hot 

 weather crop and cleaned off the ground before August. The figures therefore greatly 

 under-estimate the total area on which it was cultivated. 



Acres. 



Allahabad, ... ... ... ... ... ... 183 



Budaun, ... ... ... ... ... 153 



Shabjahanpur, ... ... .., ... ... ... 80 



Hamirpur, ... ... ... ... ... ... 48 



Mainpuri, .,, ... ... ... ... ... 42 



Jalaun, ... ... ... ... ... ... 26 



Meerut, ... ... ... ... ... ... 15 



Explanation of Hate LI. 



1. Mature fruit, 



2. Male flower, vertical 



3. Transverse section 



ical section, > 

 n of fruit, J 



all nat. size. 



Tlxjplanation of Plate lAI. 



1. Portion of tranch, 



2. Male flower, vertical section, 



3. Female flower, vertical section, 

 4 & 5. Mature fruit, 



G, Transverse section of ditto, 



■ all nat. size. 



The above Plates are from drawings of living specimens cultivated at Saharanpur. 



Royle III. t. 47. 



