. A manual of Indian botany. Botany. 2o6 CLASSIFICATION the side of the posterior single filament leads to the nectar secreted inside the base of the stamens. The dal or Pulses, which form important food-grains all over India, belong to this sub-order, namely, chhola or boot (Cicer arietinuvi); masur or Lentil {Lens esculenta); matar or Pea {Pisum sativum, P. arvense); arhahar (Cajanus indicus); sona - moog, kala-moog, ghora-moog, mash-kalai, &c., which are different species or varieties of Phaseolus; khesari {Lathyi"us sati- vus)-y jungli matar (Z. Aphaca), with the whole leaf conver
. A manual of Indian botany. Botany. 2o6 CLASSIFICATION the side of the posterior single filament leads to the nectar secreted inside the base of the stamens. The dal or Pulses, which form important food-grains all over India, belong to this sub-order, namely, chhola or boot (Cicer arietinuvi); masur or Lentil {Lens esculenta); matar or Pea {Pisum sativum, P. arvense); arhahar (Cajanus indicus); sona - moog, kala-moog, ghora-moog, mash-kalai, &c., which are different species or varieties of Phaseolus; khesari {Lathyi"us sati- vus)-y jungli matar (Z. Aphaca), with the whole leaf converted into a ten- dril and stipules foli- aceous (fig. 177). Besides the Pulses, the pods of barbati {Vigna Catjang), shim {Dolichos Lablab), makham-shim (Canavalia ensiforfnts), and Bean {Vicia Fabd) are common table vegetables; ban - barbati {Phaseolus aden- anthus) is common though not cultivated; Ground-nut or chiner-badam or mat- kalai {Arachis hypogcea) is cultivated for the fruits which droop down and are forced under the ground by the elongation and twisting of the peduncle and ripen there. The seeds are eaten as badam either roasted or not, and also yield oil, for which it is culti- vated in the Madras Presidency. The tuberous roots of sank-aloo {Pachyrhizus angulatus) are eaten raw, and taste as a sweet fruit. The bast fibres of shone. Fig". 177.—Jung'li matar {Lathyrus Aphaca). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bose, G. C. London, Blackie & Son Ltd.
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