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fan. The seed is kept in pots. Part of it is parched, and made into CHAPTER 
sweet-meats with Jagory ; but the greater part is sold to the oil- 
maker for expression. This oil is used in cookery, hut is reckoned May 20, &c. 
inferior to that of Sesamum. The stems are a favourite food of the 
camel; bift are disliked by the bullock, though want often forces 
this animal to eat them. When not used as a second crop after 
Jola, it is always sown on the two poorer soils. 
The Wuir Elln , or Sesamum , is sometimes sown on dry-field, but 
grows very indifferently. 
In the Ashta grams there are four kinds of Tota, or gardens, cul- Gardens, 
tivated. I. Tarkari Tota , or kitchen-gardens : II. Tayngana Tota , 
orchards, literally Coco-nut gardens ; but many other kinds of fruit- 
trees are planted in them. III. Yellay Tota , or Betel-leaf gardens. 
IV. Hiwina Tota , or flower-gardens. 
Near Seringapatam the first two kinds of gardens are always cul- 
tivated by the farmers ; the Yellay Tota by a distinct class of men; 
and the flower-gardens by Satany, or those who make garlands. 
The plants cultivated as Tarkari are : 
Canarese Names. 
Badana - - - - 
Hiray - - 
Somaty - - - - 
Cumbala - - - - 
Buda Cumbala - - 
Swary - - - - 
( Padawala - - - 
Ho gala - - - - 
Chic a Hagala 
Benday - - - - 
Pundichira Cumbala 
Botanical Names. 
Synonyma . 
Solarium Melongena 
Cucumis - - - - - 
Cucumis satims. 
Cucurhita Pepo. 
Junga. Bengalese. 
Cucurbita Lagenaria 
Trichosanthes lobata. 
Momordica . 
Mitalau . Bengalese . 
Hibiscus esculentus. 
Hibiscus cannabinus - 
Trigonella tetrapetala . 
Rox. MSS. 
A red variety from 
Pondichery, intro- 
duced by Tippoo . 
Tarkari , or 
kitchen 
stuffs. 
