x8o A NOTE ON PLANTS USED DURING FAMINES AND SEASONS 
they stand laden with fruits and the yield of seeds in 
favourable situations must be very large, From the number 
of specimens received, it is to be presumed that these 
Indigofer as are of considerable value as food. 
Sesbania segyptiaca, Pers. Shevri {]'Q, Lisboa). Seeds eaten. 
A very quickly growing, short lived shrub, also useful for 
fodder. It will not thrive, however, without water. 
Sesbania g’randiflora, Pers, Agthio (Dang, Surat). Leaves, 
flowers and young pods are eaten. This is also a quickly 
growing shrub, much used in Pan baris. 
Smitliia sensitiva. Ait. Kawale, (Akola, Ahmednagar). Ka- 
wala. (Igatpuri, Nasik). Leaves eaten. This and other 
species of this genus are superabundant on flat low lying, 
lands in the moister parts, and their bright green leaves 
and sparkling flowers literally carpet large areas. 
Alysicarpus ru^osus, DC. Seeds eaten. (J.C. Lisboa.) Com- 
mon in pastures. 
Butea frondosa, Roxb. Khakhar (Dang, Surat). Roots 
toasted and eaten.^^ 
Pliaseolus trilobus. Ait. Ranmathi {Walha Parincha Road, 
^ Poona). Mathan (Yeola, Nasik). Mataki (Sangamner, 
Ahmednagar). Seeds eaten. 
Pliaseolus trinervius, Heyne. Chamdadi (Walha Parincha 
Road, Poona ) Seeds eaten. Specimens were only received 
from this locality, but Dr. Lisboa says: The seeds, said 
to be rich in nitrogenous principles, were largely used by 
the famine-stricken people.^^ 
Caiiavalia ensiformis, DC. Mavi (Mandvi, Surat). Pods 
eaten. This cultivated plant often runs wild on village 
hedge-rows. 
Vigna vexillata, Benth. ChaoU (Shirpur, Khandesh). Halgia 
(Chandor, Nasik). Tubers eaten. An abundant plant over 
areas of heavy rainfall, but absent from the drier districts. 
Boliclios Ibiflorus, Linn. Papadi (Nawapur, Khandesh). 
“ Fruits used as vegetables.’^ , 
Cassia Fistula, Linn. Germara (Mandvi, Surat). No infor- 
mation was supplied regarding the parts eaten. 
Cassia occidentalis, Linn. Thorla tacala. Leaves eaten. 
(J. C. Lisboa.) 
Cassia Sopliera, Linn. Kashawada (Poona District). Leaves 
eaten. 
