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#8 Chal; and in the last state, when it is cooked; it is called Anna, of Bhat. - Pup. At what times in the year is rice sown and . reaped? . . . W - Tut. Some rice is sown about May, and reaped about August; other rice is sown in July, and reaped in December. Pup. What makes rice grow so rapidly ? Tut. The waters which cover it in the rainy season. Pup. Is there no other graiu particular]y useful in India è Tut. Chhola, or Danah, the Kolaee, &c. are parficularly useful as food for horses, &c. The Danal, grows to the greatest perfection about Patua. Pup. What use is made of wheat ? Tut. It is first ground, and inade into flour, and is afterwards used chiefly for bread. Pup. Of what use is barley Tul. It also is used for food; but, in Furope, inore particularly for liquors. Pup. Of what use are the long stalks? Tut. That the ears may not easily be beaten down upon the moist ground. They furnish men with straw, which serves for thatch, d for various other purposes, - ... . . . Pup.* For what purpose áre tbe stalks so smootb ? Tut. That, the rain may easily run off, and not rot them. * * * Pup, "Why have the stalks knots and shoots, or blades? " ' ". . . . . . . . . . . . . . -