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Churn — 



The cliuru of this country, and such as all the nomads use, 

 is the prepared skin of a goat ; mashk. 



Cicer arietinum, Linn. Leguminos>e. 



Anglo-Indian, gram; nakhud, chana. This I saw culti- 

 vated at an altitude above 4000 feet. The roasted pulse, 

 mixed with sugar and butter, is in common use by travellers, 

 as a convenient food on their journeys, called kulcha. 



Cichorium Endivia, Linn. Composit.e. 

 The Endive — kasni,kdsni, kcishni, kashnlj, kashniz, kishnij — 

 raised annually by seed in gardens; the herb is used as a 



vegetable, and the seeds employed as a cooling medicine. 



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Cichorium Intybus, Lin7i. CoMPosiTiE. 



" This is the plant that is cultivated in Europe for fodder, 

 and for its roots. Chicory, to mix with Coffee." This indigen- 

 ous, perennial plant, goes also under the same names as are 

 given to the Endive, the natives do not distinguish between 

 them. It is a common weed over all well-cultivated land, 

 in the vicinity of water-courses, and wherever there is damp, 

 clay soil. 



Cinnamomum Cassia, Blum.? Laurine^. 



A Cinnamon bark, ddr-chini, ddl-chlni, is imported to be 

 employed as a medicine, and is said chiefly to come from 

 Bokhara. This may still be the case, but no doubt a good deal 

 of a coarse Cinnamon is imported from India. 



Citrullus Colocynthis, Sdn-ad. Cucurbitace.e. 



The Colocynth, khar-khushta, talkhak, in the desert 

 country of Baluchistan, and on the high lands of the Hel- 

 mand, this plant was in profusion ; the fruit is employed as 

 a medicine for horses. 



Citrullus vulgaris, Schrad. Cucurbitace^e. 

 The water-melon, hindudnl, was seen cultivated as a field 

 crop over the whole country traversed ; for two months in 

 the year the water-melon may be looked upon, with a little 



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