An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal: And of the Territories Annexed to this Dominion by the House of GorkhaHamilton, Francis
History
An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal: And of the Territories Annexed to this Dominion by the House of Gorkha
Hamilton, Francis
Nepal -- Description and travel; Nepal -- History
The Lato, Rato, or Ruta mas of the Parbatiyas, is by the Newars called
Hayngu may. It also appears to Dr Roxburgh to be an undescribed species,
and he has given it the name of _Phaseolus calcaratus_. It is sown and
reaped at the same time with the preceding, and yields the same produce.
The Lal mung of the Parbatiyas is also called Hayngumay by the Newars.
The seeds of this plant, which I sent to the botanical garden, show it to
be a _Phaseolus_, that is by Dr Roxburgh considered as a nondescript, and
he calls it the _Phaseolus racemosus_.
The Mung of the Parbatiyas, and the Muk or Mugy may of the Newars, is the
Dolichos Mungo of Linnæus. Three manas are sown on a rupini about the
1st of July, and about the 1st of November produce eight patis.
The Seta, and Cala Bhot Mas of the Parbatiyas, are called Musa and Gya by
the Newars. They are two varieties of the _Dolichos soja_, the one of
which has yellow flowers and white seeds, and the other has black seeds,
and purplish flowers. The former is ripe about the 1st of November, the
latter about the 1st of September. Their seed and produce are equal to
those of the mung.
The Mosuri of the Parbatiyas, and Mosu of the Newars, is the _Ervum lens_
of botanists. About the 1st of November two manas are sown on a rupini;
and about May produce twelve patis.
The same is the case with the Pea, or _Pisum arvensis_, called Kerao by
the Parbatiyas, and Caigo by the Newars.
The mustard called Sarishi by the Parbatiyas, and Turi by the Newars is
mostly cultivated as a pot-herb. It is sown about the middle of October,
and is cut before it flowers. Another, which by the Newars is called
Ika, is the _Sinapis ramosa_ of Dr Roxburgh. About the 1st of February
two manas are sown on a rupini, and about April produce two muris of
seed. The ground is afterwards cultivated for rice.
Sesamum is called Til by the Parbatiyas, and Hamo by the Newars. It
grows commonly wild as a weed, but very little of it is cultivated.
The sugar-cane is planted in considerable quantities, and seems to
thrive. The Newars make a very little extract, soft sugar, and
sugar-candy; but a large proportion of the cane is eaten without
preparation. It is planted about the 1st of April, and is cut, from the
middle of November to the middle of May. The juice is generally
expressed by a lever.
Ginger, the Puli of the Newars, is planted about the 1st of April, and
dug up in October or November.
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