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Gingelly oil is largely employed by the natives of 
India. The seed, as well as the oil, is exported in 
large quantities. 
6,058, 6,071. Til seed. Dbarwar. 
6,096. Til seed. Aden. 
6,130. Til seed. Ahmednugger. 
6,217. Til seed. Tanna. 
1,505. Teel seed. Surg. Bidie. Madras. 
8,823a. Black Til. Rajshahye. 
8,827. White Til. Attia. 
8,815. Til plant. Rajshahye. 
399. Til seed. Moolo Wariram. Tatta. Sind. 
830. Black Til. Berar. 
831. White Til. Berar. 
854. Til. Indore. 
3,415. Til. Kashmir. 
3,428. Til. Kangra. 
3,582, 3,588. Til. Oude. 
6,265, 6,276, 6,272. Til. Khandeish. 
983. Til, black. Nagpur. 
984. Til, white. Nagpur. 
5,906, 5,940. Til seed. Kattyawar. 
5,944, 5,948, 5,955. Til seed. Baroda. 
2,787. Til seed. India Museum, London. 
CRESS SEED. 
Lepidium sativum. 
This plant is cultivated to a very limited extent in 
India for the sake of its oleaginous and medicinal seed. 
6,090, 6,091. Cress seed. Aden. 
2,760. Cress seed. India Museum, London. 
BLACK CUMIN SEED. 
Nigella sativa. 
The seeds of Nigella are well known as a spiee in 
all Mahommedan countries. In India they are pro- 
duced to a limited extent, and yield by expression a 
clear limpid oil. 
3,599. Black cumin. Oude. 
2,773. Black cumin. India Museum, London. 
ONION SEED. 
Allium sativum. 
It is somewhat rare, even in India, to meet with 
oil expressed from the seeds of the onion and garlic, 
but samples may sometimes be seen and smelt, for 
the latter at least has a strong characteristic odour. 
6,093. Onion seed. Aden. 
GROUND NUT. 
Arachis hypogcea. 
The ground nut is extensively cultivated in various 
parts of India ; the kerneis yield about 44 per Cent, 
of a clear pale yellow oil, which is largely used as 
food, and as fuel for lamps. The value of ground- 
nut kerneis in London is about 161. 10s. per ton, and 
of the oil 421. to 431. per ton. For ordinary purposes 
it i3 quite equal to olive oil. 
1,508. Ground nuts. Dr. G. Bidie. Madras. 
821. Ground nuts. Berar. 
877. Ground nuts. Indore. 
6,264. Ground nuts. Khandeish. 
2,704. Ground nuts. India Museum, London. 
MOWHA NUTS. 
Bassia latifolia. 
The fatty substance obtained from the kerneis of 
this fruit is an article of common consumption in 
India, and may offen be met with under the names 
of Mowha or Yallah oil in the London market. The 
tree grows wild in the Taree, and is also planted in 
groves in most parts of Oude, near villages, &c. Its 
cultivation can be extended almost indefinitely, and 
it thrives without any trouble. Its flowers have a 
thickened and enlarged tube, in whicb is contained 
a considerable amount of sugar. They are dried and 
eaten by the natives, and also fermented for the 
manufaeture of Mowhah Spirits. The cost of the 
oil extracted is 3 rupees per maund. The proportion 
of oil yielded by native process is about half the 
weight of the seed; used only for burning. 
986. Mowha nuts. Nagpur. 
2,710. Mowha nuts. India Museum, London. 
COTTON SEED. 
Gossypium herbaceum. 
Cotton-seed oil when first expressed is thick, and 
very dark coloured, but at length methods have been 
devised for rendering the oil pure, clear, limpid, and 
of a delioate amber colour. Woolly seed, like the 
indigenous cotton seed of India, is not so good for oil. 
3,418. Cotton seed. Kashmir. 
3,425. Cotton seed. Kangra. 
977. Cotton seed. Nagpur. 
2,748. Cotton seed. India Museum, London. 
7,271, 7,272, 7,273, 7,275. Cotton seed. Bombay 
Committee. 
AMBADEE. 
Hibiscus cannabinus. 
This plant is extensively cultivated for the sake of its 
fibre, and the seeds are occasionally expressed for oil. 
6,286. Ambadee. Kolkapoor. 
6,269. Ambadee. Khandeish. 
6,042. Ambadee. Dharwar. 
2,750a. Ambadee. India Museum, London. 
PURGING NUTS. 
Jatropha curcas. 
These euphorbiaceous seeds yield a valuable oil, 
which has for some time been known to a limited 
extent in the Englisb market. 
2,757. Purging nuts. India Museum, London. 
SO AP NUTS. 
Sapindus emarginatus. 
These hard globose, shining, black nuts are some- 
time strung as beads. The shells being used as a 
Substitute for soap. From the kerneis an oil is 
extracted. 
2,783. Soap nuts. India Museum, London. 
2,104,2,150. Soap nuts. Madras. 
CASHEW NUTS. 
Anacardium occidentale. 
The sweet edible kerneis of this nut also afford a 
bland oil. 
2,700. Cashew nuts. India Museum, London. 
KURUNJ. 
Pongamia glabra. 
These are the seeds of a leguminous tree, which 
yield a thick greenish, but probably useful oil. 
2,775. Kurunj. India Museum, London.