98 An Account of the Tribe of Mhadeo Kolies. [Jan*. 



on the tops and declivities of the hills, when the cloudy weather begins, 

 and a few days before the setting in of the monsoon rains. Some of 

 the Kolies sow at the same time a few se<srs of nagly, in a field that 

 has been well manured with ashes and dung, and, in the month of 

 Ashar (end of June or beginning of July), they transplant it into other 

 fields in the mallzumeen, and, should the plant appear to be growing 

 up too vapidly, for the purpose of obtaining a richer ear, the plough is 

 used, and a plank is subsequently dragged over the corn, which presses 

 it down, and checks its growth for some little time. It ripens in the 

 end of October and beginning of November. Nagly bread is one of the 

 principal articles of food of the poorer Kolies. 



Khoorachny (Ferbesina Sativa) is sown on the hills and mallzumeen 

 in Jest and Ashwin. From this an oil is expressed, which is used for 

 their lamps and in their food— the Pend or oil cake is very nourishing, 

 and given to milch cows and hard working bullocks. T oor ( Cylisus 

 Cajan) —the toor (clholl) grown here is of the same kind as they 

 have in the Konkan. It is sown in the same fields with nagly, in 

 the mallzumeen, before the first fall of rain in June, and ripens in Decem- 

 ber and January ; used as dholl. Rahlay ( Panicum Ita'icum) — the Ko- 

 lies sow a little of this small grain for their own consumption. Bhadully 

 (Paspalum Pilosum ) — this is sown after the first fall of rain. They eat 

 this, prepared as bread, and boiled as rice. Sawa ( Panicum Miliac'cum ) 

 — this grain is sown broad cast, on spots of ground cleared for the pur- 

 pose, on the tops and sides of some of the hills, also in the mallzumeen. 

 It is sown early in June, and ripens in August. This is prepared some- 

 what similar to rice. Rajgeera (Amaranthus polyganus) — the seed of 

 this plant is sown in June and ripens in December. This grain is eaten 

 on fast days, being prepared as flour ; it is mixed up with milk on such 

 occasions. Waall (Dolichos Lablab)— the Kolies grow small quanti- 

 ties of this pulse which they use like split pease. Wheat (Triticum 

 Monococcum) — Gowho — the Kolies sow the katiah wheat and pottah 

 wheat, gowho, in the bhautt churries, in the end of November and in 

 December, and it ripens in January and February. They keep the 

 wheat for some merry making, or for festivals. Oordiah (Phaseolus 

 Max)— they prepare, and use this as dholl, or split pease, for soup, in 

 which a quantity of red pepper and salt are put. Hurburrah— known 

 also by the name of chinna, ( Cicer arie(inum) — this grain is termed 

 Bengal horse gram in some parts of India. The Kolies sow a small 

 quantity of it in their bhautt churries in October and November, it 

 ripens in January and February. Mussoor (Ervum Lens) — a small 

 quantity of this pulse is sown after the termination of the monsoon. It 

 is used as split pease. Wattanna Pisnur Salwun Pease — the Kolies 

 grow a small quantity of pease in the cold season— the pea is very small 

 and used as dholl.— Kodroo (Panicum /rumen! aceum)— this small seed 



