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Cassia Pods and Carob 420 



Narcissus 427 



The Balm of Gilead 429 



Note on the Language of Fu-lin 435 



The Water-Melon 438 



Fenugreek 446 



Nux-Vomica 448 



The Carrot 451 



Aromatics 455 



Spikenard, p. 455. — Storax, p. 456.— Myrrh, p. 460. — Putchuck, p. 462. — Styrax 

 benjoin, p. 464. 



The Malayan Po-se and Its Products 468 



Alum, p. 474. — Lac, p. 475. — Camphor, p. 478. — Aloes, p. 480. — Amomum, p. 481. — 

 P, o-lo-te, p. 482. — Psoralea, p. 483.— Ebony, p. 485. 



Persian Textiles 488 



Brocades, p. 488. — Rugs, p. 492. — Yue no, p. 493. — Woolen §tuSs, p. 496. — Asbestos, 

 p. 498. 



Iranian Minerals, Metals, and Precious Stones . . . 503 



Borax, p. 503. — Sal Ammoniac, p. 503. — Litharge, p. 508. — Gold, p. 509. — Oxides 

 of Copper, p. 510. — Colored Salt, p. 511. — Zinc, p. 511.— -Steel, p. 515. — 

 Se-se, p. 516. — Emerald, p. 518. — Turquois, p. 519. — Lapis Lazuli, p. 520. — 

 Diamond, p. 521. — Amber, p. 521. — Coral, p. 523. — Bezoar, p. 525. 



Titles Of the Sasanian Government 529 



Irano-Sinica 535 



The Square Bamboo, p. 535. — Silk, p. 537. — Peach and Apricot, p. 539. — Cinnamon, 

 p. 541. — Zedoary, p. 544. — Ginger, p. 545. — Mamiran, p. 546. — Rhubarb, p. 547. — 

 Salsola, p. 551. — Emblic Myrobalan, p. 551. — Althaea, p. 551. — Rose of China, 

 p. 551.— Mango, p. 552. — Sandal, p. 552. — Birch, p. 552.— Tea, p. 553. — Onyx, 

 p. 554. — Tootnague, p. 555. — Saltpetre, p. 555. — Kaolin, p. 556. — Smilax pseudo- 

 china, p. 556. — Rag-paper, p. 557. — Paper Money, p. 559. — Chinese Loan-Words 

 in Persian, p. 564. — The Chinese in the Alexander Romance, p. 570. 



Appendix I Iranian Elements in Mongol 572 



Appendix II Chinese Elements in Turki 577 



Appendix III The Indian Elements in the Persian Pharma- 

 cology of Abu Mansur Muwaffaq . . . 580 



Appendix IV The Basil • • v 5^^ 



Appendix V Additional Notes on Loan-Words in Tibetan 591 



General Index 599 



Botanical Index > 617 



Index of Words 621 



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