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PLANTS OF CHUTIA NAGPUR 
244. Desmodium gyrans DC, 
Tamar, 500 — 1,000 feet; Toree, 1,500—2,000 feet; 
Sirguja, in shady nullahs, 2,000 feet. 
245. Desmodium gyrans DC, Var. Roylei. 
Tamar, 500 — 1,000 feet. 
245A. Lespedeza sericea Miq, 
246. Arbus precatorius — Linn, 
Baragaon, 2,000 — 2,500 feet. 
Vern, — Karjani, Rati (the seeds). 
347. Cicer arietinum Linn, 
Cult, everywhere in fields. 
Vern> — But ; Cheuna, local. Horses fed chiefly on this 
in Chutia Nagpur. 
248. Lathyrus Aphaca Linn, 
Kewtbar, Palamow, 1,000 — 1,500 ; cult., a field of it. 
Chuna (Piddington) ; Muso5r- Chuna (Rox~ 
burgh.) (Not Chunna Chenna (local), which is Cicer * 
arietinum.) 
349. Lathyrus sativus Linn, 
Barwa plateau, 2,500 — 3,000 feet. 
Vern. — -Kisari ; Kisari-dall (Forbes^, Mortification said 
to follow its too frequent use, more particularly when 
eaten raw; some natives of Chutia Nagpur limit its use 
to once a week. I like it well, (J. J. W.) 
250. Pisum sativum Linn. 
All Stations, 500 — 3 , 000 feet. 
Vern. — Matar, local, 
251. Pisum arvense Linn. 
Cult, in fields, common. 
Vern.‘ — Chota matar, local, 
252. Vicia Faba Linn, 
Cult. 
Vern.' — Sem ; Broad bean. 
253. Vicia hirsuta Koch, 
Santalia. 
Tiririti Santal. 
254. Dumasia villosa DC, 
255. Glycine hispida Maxim, 
Santalia. 
Fd-rw.— Ram Kurthi, Hind,^ local ; Hindi dcsom horec, 
Santal. 
256. Teramnus labialis Spreng, 
257. Mucuna pruriens DC, 
Ranchi, 1,600 — 2,000 feet. 
