154 Brigade-Surgeon J. E. T. Aitchison's iVo^c.s on Products 



it is usually met with planted in the vicinity of shrines — 

 Kandahar, (No. 714, Griffith); Jelalabad (Dr Cattell); Kurani 

 Valley, Zeran (Aitchison) ; on Persian territory planted in long 

 rows to give protection to orchards and gardens. At Turbat- 

 i-shaikh-janii there were some fine trees, but most of them 

 were in a dying condition from the effects of a heavy fall of 

 snow which had occurred a few years ago ; the snow lay for 

 some days, and this apparently ringed the trees, thoroughly 

 killing the bark round them, and thus causing the destruc- 

 tion of nearly all. Here I was informed that there was a 

 forest of the tree at Eui-khauf. On visiting that town I found 

 some splendid rows of cultivated trees, but as to a natural 

 forest there was not even a semblance of one. The nearest 

 thing to a natural forest of this pine is at a shrine at Karokh, 

 two nights' march from Herat, on the road to Kala-nao, and 

 where the tree has spread naturally round the shrine, the 

 original trees being well cared for, and the locality where 

 they grow being suited to the tree. The wood is highly 

 valued as timber for roofing, for doors, and lintels. It is 

 known to yield a resin, but the trees are too much valued to 

 permit of any being collected. The cones are carried away 

 from the shrines by the ladies of the nomad tribes to be 

 placed in their work-bags to be kept there to bring luck. 



Piper nigrum, Linn. Piperace^. 



The fruit Black-pepper, ddru-garm, daur-garm, march. 

 Imported through India or through Southern Persia, as a 

 medicine or condiment; it forms part of the well-known 

 aromatic powder of Persia, aduia-dcg. 



Pir — -J.JJ — an old man. 



Plr-injlr — Orobanche species. 



Plr-wathl — a climber, Cynanchum species. 



Plsli, pesh — (ji^^j — the dwarf palm of Baluchistan. 



Nannorrhops Ritchieana. 

 Pishak — i^Cii^j — -j^its/iaZ: — i^^yj — a cat. 

 Pistd — Iwj — pista — *jum>j — the Pistacio-nut, the 



nut of Pistacia vera. 



Pistacia Lentiscus, Li7i7i. Anacardiace.e. 



Yields Mastich, handur-i-ruml, hmidar-i-ricmi, mastakd-i- 



