of Western Afghanistan and Nmih-Eastcrn Persia. 137 

 Valley name for the roots of Valeriana Wal- 



LICHIANA. 



Musk — the musk-pod, nnisliJc, tibit — Musk-scented, 



Arabic latlm, ultlh, latlh, ditlb. 

 MustaJci-rumi — ^^^OiAa^ — [Turkish Mastich]. 



Gum-mastich, the gum-resin of Pistacia Len- 



TISCUS. 



Mustela, species. "Weasel, i\rARTEX. 

 Musung-dewana — Darnel-grass, Lolium temulentum. 



Myristica fragrans, Hontf. Myristice.e. 



The kernel of the fruit of this plant is the Nutmeg of 

 commerce, jouz-i-boia, and jouz-a-bia. It is imported either as 

 a condiment or medicine, as is also the aril of the seed Mace, 

 haz-hdz ; the latter is, however, little known in these parts. 



Myrobalans — the fruit of Terminalia species. 

 Myrrh — the gum - resin of Balsamodendeox 

 Myrrha. 



Nahdt — cijUi — Sugar-candy. 



Nagun- — r^y^ — misplaced, inverted, topsy-turv}^ 



Naha r — ^j — a canal. 



Ndi — tfU — a reed. This name is usually applied to 

 reeds of Phragmites and Erianthus, of which 

 the reeds are much smaller than those of 

 Arundo, the last usually going under the name 

 ndl, though occasionally called ndi. 



Ndju — -jj^U — or naoju. The tree Pixrs halepensis, 

 and its cones. 



Ndk — iiTlj — a fine grafted variety of the pear ; the 

 fruit is large, and sometimes very good. Pyrus 



COMMUNIS. 



Nakh — ^'i — thread of any material. 



Nahhud — oys: — the plant and grain of Cicer 



ARIETINUM. 



Ndl — ^U — the reeds of Arundo Donax. 



TRANS. BOX. see. VOL. XVIIL 8 



