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On the Statistics of Dukhun, 



[Jan. 



Garden produce. — The produce of the gardens is of great importance 

 to the natives of India, from their poverty limiting them very much to a 

 vegetable diet, corrected by aromatic seeds and condiments. Most of the 

 plants cultivated in the gardens of the Desh are also produced in the 

 gardens, where they exist, (which is rarely) of the hilly tracts. The pro- 

 ducts are forty-six in number, viz., Dhxixiyn^Coriandram sativum^ ; Mehtee, 

 Trigonella foenugrecum ; Shepoo, Anethum sowa ; Bureeshep, Anethum 

 foenicidum Ligusticum agivaen ; Hulwee, Lepidum sathvrn ; 

 Meerchya, Capsicum annuum c ; of this there are many species- 

 Patee, Allium cepa, ^ red, white, and yellow ; some of which are so 

 mild as to be used as vegetables. Chakweet, Chenopodium album ; 

 Chooka, Rumex Vesicarias ^ ; Wahlea, Basella rubra and alba ; 

 K'dloo, Arum camp anu latum ; Tandoolja, Amaranthus polygamus ; Maat 

 Tambree, Amaranthus oleraceus, var. ; Paluk, Beta Bengalensis : 

 Mohtee gohl, Oxalis monadelpkus ; Gohl, Portulaca oleracea ; Pokulla, 

 Amaranthus, ; Poodna, Mentha viridis ; Chundun Butwa, Chenopo- 

 dium, ; Bhang, Cannabis sativa f ; and Nagwail, Piper BetcL 



The most valuable of the above plants produce aromatic or pungent 

 seeds : most of the rest are pot-herbs held in considerable estimation. 



Edible roots. — The next division of garden produce is denominated 

 Mool Bojee, which literally means "root-greens," properly edible roots. 

 Mooleh, Raphanus sativus s ; Putalee, Convolvulus batatas ^ ; 

 "Kohn, Dioscorea purpurea or alafa i; Gajur, Daucus carota i ; Lus- 

 soon. Allium sativum ; Soorun, Arum, — - ; Rungeh, Dioscorea 

 fascicidata ; Alluh, Amomum Zingiber 1 . 



Fruit vegetables. — A further division is made of Phul bajee or fruit 

 greens, which means fruits eaten as vegetables, viz., Bhendee, Hibiscus 

 esculentus ; Wangee, Solanum melongena,^ several species or varie- 

 ties ; Gewree, Dolichos, ; the seeds are eaten as pulse, and there 



are several varieties; Dorkee, Cucumis acutangulus ; Gosaled, Luffa 

 pentandria ; 'K'A.rlQe, Momordica Charantia ; Toridlee, Momordica mo- 

 nadelphia ; Purwal, Trichosrmtlies anguina ; Purwar, Trichosanthes cu- 

 cumerina ; Turkakree, Cucumis usitatissimus ; " Kateh Wallook, Cu- 

 cumis sativus, warty, prickly cucumber; Doodh Boplah, Cucurbita longa ; 

 Boplah-tambra, Cucurbita Pepo, red pumpkin; specimens of this fruit 

 are sometimes more than eighteen inches in diameter ; Kohwall, Cucur' 



bita alba ; Y)\\&ndsQQ, Cucurbita, — ; Kasee Boplah, Cucurbita lage- 



naria. 



a Coriander. b Sweet fennel, 



e Blistei sorrel. f Hemp, 



i Yam. j Carrots. k Garlic, 

 n Common cucumber. 



c Chilly. d Onions, 



g Radishes. h Sweet potatoes 



1 Ginger m Eggplant. 



