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POEEiFOLius. The indigenous Tragopogon coloratum is 

 used as a vegetable here. 



Salsola arbuscula, Pali. CnENOPODrACE.F.. 



The Brahui name for this shrub is narak, naruh ; the 

 Baluchi, reinclu, randuk. A very common shrub in the 

 Bahichistan desert country, often 4 feet in height, at once 

 distinguished by its peculiarly striped bark, marked with 

 longitudinal stripes of white, the darker outer layer of bark 

 splitting, showing the inner lighter coloured tissues, as if the 

 outer bark was too tight for the growing shrub. It is 

 considered excellent camel fodder, and is employed in the 

 tanning and preparing of skin bottles for holding water, 

 which are a great necessity in this desert country ; it is also 

 used for the manufacture of Barilla. 



Salsola Auricula, M^xj. Chexopodiace^. 

 Lhdiiial, }ields Barilla. 



Salsola foetida, Del. CHExoponiACEiE. 



Saltwort, slujra, shdra//, shore. This is a common shrub 

 over the saline plains of the desert country from Quetta to 

 the Hari-rud. It is burnt to obtain Barilla, khdr, ishkhdr. 

 At Sha-ishmail, on the 28th October 1884, I obtained from 

 the surface of its leaves a quantity of manna, which presented 

 the appearance of drops of milk that had hardened on its 

 foliage ; this seemed to be well known to the Baluchi camel 

 drivers, who collected and ate it. The only name they had 

 for the substance was shakar (sugar). 



Salt, common salt, Chloride of Sodium. 

 Salt-mixe, or salt -pits, or salt-fields, kan, kanl, 



namaJc-sdr. 

 Saltpetre — Nitre, Nitrate of Potash. 



Salts. 



of Arsenic ; of Copper ; of Lead ; of Zixc. 

 Alum. 



BiBORATE OF SoDA, Boiax. 



Chloride of Ammonium, Sal-ammoniac. 

 Chloride of Sodium, common salt. 

 Nitrate of Potash, Xitre, Saltpetre. 



