i] A GRICUL TURE 99
'rABLE II-(continued)
PRINCIPAL CROPS CULTIVATED IN INDIA
Botanical Name. English Name. Vernacular stNaime
in Hindustani.
--igaed Garden, C'ros.
Saccharum officinarum . . Sugar-cane . Ukh or lkh.
Zingiber officinale . . Ginger . Adrak or Sonth.
Curcuma longa . . . Turmeric . HaldL.
Amorphophallus companulatus Elephant foot Zaminkand.
Colocasia Antiquorum Kacha . Ghuiyan.
Ipomaea Batatas Sweet potato Shakarkand.
Dioscorea . Yam . Ratalu.
Solanum tuberosum . Potato . Alu.
Solanum Melongena . Brinjal . Baingan.
Capsicum . Chillies . Mirch.
Allium Cepa . Onion . . Piyaz.
Allium sativum Garlic . Lahsan.
Daucus Carota . Carrot ' Gajar.
Raphanus sativus . . . Radish . Muli.
lfibre Plants.
Gossypium neglectum . . Cotton . Paril ban, Kapas.
Corchorus capsulariste (Beng
Corehorus olitorius
Crotalaria juncea . . Bombay hemp . San, Sanai,
Hibiscus cannabinus . . Deccan or roselle Patsan.
hemp.
Fodder Crops.
Medicago sativa . . Lucerne
Panicum tumentorus . Guinea grass
Melilotus parviflora . Senji .
Drugs, A'arotics, and Dyes.
Nicotiana Tabacum ., Tobacco . Tambiku or Snrti.
Papaver somniferum Poppy . Posta.
Cannabis sativa . Indian hemp . Bhang.
Piper nigrum . . . Pepper . Kali mirch.
Areca Catechu . Betel palm . Supiri.
Piper Betle . . Betel leaf . . Pan.
Elettaria Cardamomum . . Cardamom . Bari ilaichi.
Camellia theifera . . Tea . . Cha.
Coffea arabica . Coffee . Bun.
Cinchona . . Cinchona .
Indigofera tinctoria
Indigofera sumatrana } Indigo . . Nil.
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