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the produce of the land varies in its character. The flowers and herbs, the fruits and trees are of different kinds, and have distinct names. There are, for instance, of the fruits the āmra (ngan-mo-lo, or mango), the āmla (ngan-mi-lo, or tamarind), the madhūka (mo-tu-kia, or Bassia latifolia), the badara (po-ta-lo, or jujube), the kapittha (kie-pi-ta, or wood-apple), the āmala ('o-mo-lo, or myrobalan), the tinduka (chin-tu-kia, or Diospyros embryopteris), the udumbara (wu-tan-po-lo, or Ficus glomerata), the mōcha (mau-che, or plantain), the nārikēla (na-li-ki-lo, or cocoa-nut), and the panasa (pan-na-so, or jack-fruit). It would be difficult to enumerate all the kinds of fruit; we have briefly named those most esteemed by the people. As for the date (tsau), the chestnut (lih), the loquat (p'i), and the persimmon (thi), they are not known in India. The pear (li), the wild plum (nai), the peach (tau), the apricot (hang or mui), the grape (po-tau), and the like have all been brought from the country of Kashmir, and are found growing here and there. Pomegranates and sweet oranges are grown everywhere.

In cultivating the land, those whose duty it is sow and reap, plough and harrow, and plant according to the season; and after their labour they rest awhile. Among the products of the ground, rice and wheat are most plentiful. With respect to edible herbs and vegetables, we may name ginger and mustard, melons and pumpkins, the heun-to plant (Skt. kunda, properly the olibanum-tree), and others. Onions and garlic are little grown, and few persons eat them; if any one uses them