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Hare — hh a r-gosh — Lepus species. 



Haricot bean — Phaseolus vulgaris. 



Harmed — j-o^^ — the wild Rue, Pegaxum Harmala. 



Haoz — \j^y^ — 



A reservoir for storing water in ; it is usually covered over 

 with a domed roof, to keep the water cool in summer, and 

 to prevent its freezing in winter. The water in these 

 tanks is filthy in the extreme, owing to the amount of 

 organic water introduced by the people in taking their daily 

 supply, as well as in carrying out their ablutions over the 

 margin of the reservoir. 



Hawthorn — Crataegus Oxyacantha. 

 Hay — hecla, hhdsh, ha, kci. 



Is prepared from the cultivated plants Trigoxella Fcexu^i- 

 GE.i:cuM, Medicago sativa, and Trifolium eesupixatum; 

 although in some parts of the country grasses are in profusion, 

 no attempt to make hay from them is ever made, whereas 

 the entire shrub Guxdelia Tourxefortii is collected and 

 stored, this after being stored becomes more like the crushed 

 straws of wheat and barley, than our idea of what hay ought 

 to be. 



Hechi — the galled fruit of Prosopis Stephaniana. 

 Hedgehoc^ — Erixaceus species. 



Helianthus tuberosus, Linn. Composite. 



The Jerusalem-artichoke, the tubers are called seh-i-zamim- 

 ayigrez. This is cultivated in gardens both at Herat and 

 Meshad. 



Helicophyllum crassifolium, E7ir/I. Aroide^. 



Phandr. This Aroid was very common in the stony 

 clayey soil round Tirpul. Its deep purple-coloui-ed spathe 

 was extremely handsome. 



Hemlock — Conium maculatum. 



Herbs, Herbage — dlaf, samdr, gid, g'tdgli. Turko- 



mani, taniak, targanak. 

 Hermodactyl — 



The corms of Merexdera persica are collected and im- 



