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forests of trees, when the plants spontaneously grow 
up in the cleared ground. 
7,298. Cardamoms. Nasick, Bombay. 
A. & B. Cardamoms. Capt. R. N. Taylor, Coorg. 
Grown on the Tounand Estate, situated 
on'the Western mountains of India in 
the British province of Coorg. Ele 
vation from 2,000 to 3,000 feet above 
tlie sea. Climate mild, but very wet 
for six months, from May to October. 
Fall of rain about 150 inches annually. 
EDIBLE CRYPTOGAMS. 
Provision was hardly made in the Vienna Classi 
fication for the recognition of the various Edible 
Fungi and sea-weeds, from different parts of the 
world. These are chiefly accessory and not staple 
artieles of food, and as such would better perhaps 
occupy some place near spices and condiments, since 
the uses of Fungi as food are more commonly for 
imparting a flavour to dishes than of independent 
use. 
ALG7E OR SEAWEEDS 
are represented by the two best known and most 
highly appreciated examples. 
2.304. Agar-Agar (Euchenma spinosmn). India 
Museum, London. 
2.305. Ceylon moss (Gracilaria lichenoides). India 
Museum, London. 
EDIBLE FUNGI 
are only represented by tliree species. 
2,302. Dried mushrooms (Ac/aricus fossulatus). 
From Singapore. India Museum, London. 
2,302a. Dried mushrooms (Agoricus subocreatus). 
From Cabul. India Museum, London. 
2,306. Jew’s ear (Hirneola Auricula-Judae). India 
Museum, London. 
The latter is a great favourite with the Chinese, 
and is imported from Tahiti and other places, in 
large quantities into Singapore. 
D.—NARCOTICS. 
Under this sub-section the Indian Exhibits consist 
of Tobacco, Hemp, Betel-nut, and Pan. Tobacco 
manufactures and Opium belonging to Group IV. 
TOBACCO. 
Nicotiana tabacwm, Sf-c. 
Tobacco is cultivated, more or less, in. nearly 
every village. Major Clarke states that it is culti 
vated either on the “ gcera ” lands, or preferentially 
on some highly enriched plots of ground, such as 
are commonly found around villages. The seed is 
sown in the month Kattak, under the shade of the 
Bei or sisoo tree, facing to the South, that it may 
have sun during the day, and yet be protected from 
night chills; as soon as it is sown it is covered with 
ashes; if a tree cannot be had, it is protected or 
sheltered from the north wind by any screen; the 
young plants are transplanted out in Mägh or 
Phägan ; sometimes a part of the land ploughed for 
wheat is reserved for tobacco, or if not, the land is 
ploughed in Poh or Magh, four or five times running, 
manuring it twice afterwards. 1 he land cannot be 
too highly manured for this crop, which also requires 
three ‘hand-hoeings and weedings; when blossoms 
appear they are all topped off to strengthen the 
plant; of coursc seed plants are excepted. After 
the plants are well above ground and have become 
strong the crumbling alkaline earth generally found 
at the foot of old walls in ruinous buildings, is 
applied to the root of each plant, with a view to 
improve the quality of the produce. 
“The crop ripens in Jeth or Har, according as the 
sowings may have been in Magh or Phagan ; it is 
watered fifteen times; before cutting the crop it is 
essential to irrigate, for if cut when dry at the root 
the produce will be worthless. The tobacco is left 
on the spot where it grew for one day after it is cut; 
on the second day the leaves are all turned, and they 
are collected and kept covered in some seeure place, 
whence they are taken out on the fifth day; the 
leafy part is then separated from the stalks and 
coarse fibres, and twisted into hanks or rolls öf from 
one to two seers. The cultivation of tobacco is 
rather troublesome; it brings a return of twelve 
maunds per acre. The labour for separating the 
stalks, &c., from the leafy part is paid for by two 
twists of the tobacco for each person per diem.” 
7.641. Tobacco. 
7.642. Tobacco. 
7.643. Tobacco. 
7.646. Tobacco. 
7.647. Tobacco. 
7.648. Tobacco. 
7.652. Tobacco. 
7.654. Tobacco. 
7.653. Tobacco. 
7.655. Tobacco. 
7.644. Tobacco. 
7.645. Tobacco. 
Broaeh. 
Gujerat. 
Kolapoor. 
Nefiad, Surat. 
Soomao, Surat. 
Boresad, Surat. 
Kutch. 
Gurakoo, Kutch. 
Hoogly. 
Kathawar. 
The Chief of Meeruj. 
H.H. the Guickowar of Baroda. 
7,649, 7,650. Tobacco. Amund, Talooka Kaira. 
Mr. G. F. Shephard. 
7,656. Tobacco. Kaira. Mr. G. F. Shephard. 
7,651. Tobacco. Sholapoor. The Collector of 
Sholapoor. 
410. Tobacco. Lake Munchur, Sind. 
411. Tobacco. Thawur Hindoo of Boobuc. 
412. Tobacco. Ratnzan of Shadadpoor. 
413. Tobacco from Shiraz seed, Bhagwandass Malhi, 
Shikarpoor. 
414. 415. Tobacco. Thawurdass Hindoo of Boo 
buc. 
416. Tobacco. Moolo Wuriram of Tatta. 
417- Tobacco from Moostungi seed. Mooto Bunya 
Shiparpoor. 
418. Tobacco, common. Mooto Bunya Shipar 
poor. 
419. Tobacco. Rutto of Halla, Haidarabad. 
829. Tobacco. Berar. 
1.600. Manilla tobacco grown in Travancore. H.H. 
the first Prince of Travancore. 
1.601. Lunka tobacco. Madras. Roberts and Co. 
879. Tobacco. Indore.