Tubers—pounding, Desiccation.

42. Caladium macrorhizon, Vent. Hakkin (Rockh. tribe), Banganga or Nargan (Clev. Bay tribe).—In moist shady places. A strong herbaceous plant, with very largo sagittate leaves. The young bulbs, of a light rose colour inside, found growing on large old rhizomes, are scraped, and divided into two parts, and put under the ashes for about half an hour. When sufficiently baked, they are then pounded by hard strokes between two stones—a large one, Wallarie, and a small one, Kondola. All the pieces which do not look farinaceous, but watery when broken, are thrown away; the others, by strokes of the Kondola, are united by twos or threes, and put into the fire again; they are then taken out and pounded together in the form of a cake, which is again returned to the fire and carefully turned occasionally: this operation is repeated eight or ten times, and when the Hakkin, which is now of a green greyish colour, begins to harden, it is fit for use.

43. Typhonium Brownii, Schott. Meirin.—In sandy shady places. A small herbaceous plant. Leaves sagittate, entire, or three lobate. Flowers purple, dark, of a disagreeable odour. The tubers, which are yellow inside, are manipulated in the same way as the Hakkin but none are watery, and they are made to adhere together after the first roasting.