DE. AITCHISON ON THE FLORA OF LATTFL. 83 



preceding the season of plougMng, they obtain an allowance to 

 fit them for the labour to be undergone. 



Thatching. — The houses are all flat-roofed ; and these roofs con- 

 sist of beams, rafters, reeds, or grass, with mud over all. The 



Wall 



purposes 



uses to which it is applied, taking the place of the reeds and 

 grass in the Lahul houses. 



The Mission-house is slated. The hills consist \erj extensivelj'- 

 of slate ("Ya-mang"), but the natives, although shown the 

 example, have not in one case followed it. 



JExports, — Of vegetable produce exported from Lahul, as com- 

 mercial articles, we have : 



The seeds of No. 76, Cuminum Cpnhum, called ^^ Zera," from 

 the wild plant, are largely exported, via KuUu, to Northern India. 

 The bulbs and dried leaves of ISo. 95, Allium, species, and No. 

 96, Allium cerocepJmlum, L., are exported in the same direction. 

 The bulbs of No. 152, Aconitum hetero]^hyTlum^ Wall., under the 

 name of " Bonga," via Kullu, changing their name " en routed'' 

 enter Northern India as " Atees." 



Churrus. — A product obtained from No. 297, Cannabis indica^ 



is an article of transit : coming from Yarkund, it passes through 



Lahul and KuUu to Northern India. 



Imports. — The chief importations into Lahul of vegetable pro- 

 ducts are ; 



Wheat, largely from Kullu. Wheat-flour is in very common 

 use amongst the generality of the people, eaten in the manner we 

 have already described. 



Rice is imported in less quantity than wheat ; what is used of 

 it in diet is chiefly so by the Hindoo population. 



Tea from Thibet. 



Apricots are imported in the form of dry fruit, called " Fating," 

 from B.altee to the west of Ladak, and are used by the wealthier 

 natives. 



Apples, " Kushoo," and walnuts, " Darga/' rarely, and in small 

 quantities, from Kullu. 



Tobacco, in some quantity, from Kullu. 



Sugar, in small quantities, from ditto, as also pepper, ginger, 

 turmeric, garlic, and onions, these last, however, chiefly for tlie 

 use of the wealthy Hindoos, 



The province of Lahul exports, but in a very minor degree ; 

 and what importations take place are chiefly for the purpose of 



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