ee ‘UMBELLIFERZE. 
Ardeshir, having himself visited the hills where the plant — 
stony ground. The hill-men collect the gum-resin, taking 
advance from the merchants, The time for collecting it 181 
the spring. The plant is not nearly so large as that wh 
produces the Asafcetida of European commerce (Darakht- 
Anghuzeh-i-Lari), the diameter at the crown of the root bei 
seldom more than two inches. The collectors protect eae 
plant by building a small cairn of stones round it; the 
remove the soil from the upper portion of the root, mak 
kind of circular basin. When the stem begins to grow] 
cut off, and the upper part of the root being wounded, a sn 
quantity of very choice gum is collected, which seldom fi 
its way into the market. Afterwards a slice of the root, ab 
# inch thick, is removed every twoor three days with 
exudation adhering to it, until the root is exhausted. 
the Hing of Indian commerce; it ig imported into Bom 
in large quantities (about 2,500 ewts. annually), and is v 
at the Custom House for assessment at Rs. 55 per ev 
commercial Asafcetida (Hingra) being only valued at Rs. 
Karly in 1874, the late Mr. Hanbury was kind enough to ; 
ward to ove of us the proof-sheots of the article upon A 
feetida in the Pharmacographia, with a request for furtl 
information upon the subject. Unfortunately this could n 
plant and drug. In August, 1874, through the kindness 
hir Mel he first box of ‘specimens was obtain 
collected m the neighbourhood of Yezd. It con 
conta 
took place, at first opaque and 
ofa day or tivo into a light 
