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Ptg. 2f6/38. 
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Hwat Choi - Nasturtium indicue. 
Lear Corner, 
Herewith a snfall packet socd -of the -a’ Give , ‘ Cooked 
it makes a good spinach: I have not tried it raw vet. 
Lut ■e alley, under the. name Roripa indica , calls it the 
tropical Cress so'it might T -e a useful sajad. 
R. I have found it cultivated only in: onef loeality 
near S-g.'Siput South and It is those'crops which are 
on sale in hampar. the gardeners introduced it ? - 7 
years ago from 'another nearly locality where it no 
.onger occurs so I cannot shed light on'Its local 
origin, The' general opinion .is that it has men 
introduced from China and Ridley’s localities also 
suggest recent introduction. 
1* At Og,Ciput South it is grown on v e d s 0 f other, 
slower-growing ve get a 1 " If- s . Thus it -was a common self- 
sown weed- on Indian Lettuce T -eds;* The procedure is to 
delay harvest until it has seeded itself: self-sown 
seedlings come up very thickly and are not thinned 
out. It is said to commence 'flowering after °5-CG days, 
4, <r any thanks .for the Junipers which you ordered 
xur the district Officer. They-are very fine plants. 
To .. £ll&. . U 1 X.e. G MX ...of:.. G.arcLeh s., . 
Singapore , 
17077—2,500/100 p—2-8 40—It 45/27. 
