104 Brigade-Surgeon J. E. T. Aitcbison's Nolm on Prodvxits 



stitute, the root of Ferula suaveolens ; the leaves of the 

 tree Juniper, Juniperus excelsa, drcha, orsa ; the twigs of 

 Ephedra paciiyclada, hum; and a substance called zuft, said 

 to be obtained from a cultivated tree. 



Indar-latlh^ a corruption for andar-ultlh, the root- 

 stock of Valeriana wallichiana. 

 Indian corn — Maize, Zea Mays. 

 Indian hemp — Cannabis sativa. 

 Indigo — the dye stuff obtained from Indigofera 



TINCTORIA. 



Indigofera tinctoria, Lirm. Leguminos^. 

 Yields the dye stuff' Indigo, 7nl, which is largely imported 

 from India, either overland or by the Persian Gulf. 



Ipomaea, species (?). 



A cultivated Convolvulus is called nila-fdr, and the seeds 

 tukhm-i-gul ; the latter are employed in medicine. 



Iris, species, iRmE/E. 



The rhizome of an Iris is called orisct, orisui, brought 

 from Bijnort to Meshad, is used as a scent and employed in 

 medicine. Susan is a name for either a Lily or an Iris. 

 The Orris root of commerce is derived from several species 

 of Iris ; according to Fliickiger and Hanbury, that of Iris 

 FLORENTINA, Linn., being the rarest. 



Iron — dhan, dhun — is imported very largely through 



Persia into this district. 

 Irrigation — 



The water for irrigating fields, orchards, &c., in the Hari^ 

 rud Valley was all got by cutting channels from the river ; 

 in Khorasan by underground channels leading from spring 

 heads. These underground channels were called kdrcz or 

 hharez. I never saw water being raised from wells for irriga- 

 tion, nor did I ever see a Persian wheel, or any other 

 mechanism for raising water. 



Isbarg, isharag — the flowers of Delphinium Zalil. 

 Is/and — ,yJJ^\ — the wild Rue, Peganum Harmala. 

 IsJikam — j».^;il — the belly, abdomen. 



