of Wester )i Afghanistan and North-Eastern Persia. 201 



with an occasional EosA moschata climbing up one of these 

 trees. The stems of Tamarix, and the Almond, Prunus 

 AiMYGDALUS, are valued as hafts to whips, as a protection 

 against snakes ; a rod of the Almond carried in the hand in- 

 dicates the priestly ofi&ce. Peganum Harmala and Ferula 

 GALBANIFLUA are supposed to be preventatives of sickness ; 

 the former is collected and burnt in heaps to diive away 

 sickness, or hung up in doorways ; the latter is hung up in 

 and around dwellings to drive oft" evil influences, especially 

 during parturition. Amber, and the seeds of C^esalpinia 

 BoNDUCELLA, with pieces of the wood of Celtis, are worn as 

 amulets to keep off evil spirits. The cone of Pmus 

 HALEPENSis is kept by the ladies in their workbags in order 

 to give luck. It is propitious to eat of the fruit of the 

 Date-Palm at certain holy feasts. Afghans have a religious 

 prejudice against mules and donkeys. 



Surb — --^j-^ — lead. 



Surinjdn — ^^^:s^j>J^^ — the corms of ]\Ierendera 



PERSICA. 



SurJch — ^A« — surJcha — ^i^j^ — red. 



Sus scrofa, Linn. 



The wild boar, the pig, Jchul', khanzir. 



Sus — LT-^-w — in Arabic, a root ; the Liquorice plant, 



Glyoyrrhiza glabra. 

 Susan — (-y^y*^ — a Lily, an Iris. 

 Susanak — <^X^y^ — the herb Erodium cicutarium. 

 Syrup — shlra, rob, rub. 



Td, for tar — yi — tar — wet, moist, green. 



Td-gaz, for tdr-gaz — [the green or sapid Tamarisk], 



Haloxylon Ammodendron. 

 Tabah — oixls — a wooden platter or dish, usually 



made of willow, Celtis, or walnut wood. 

 Tdbdh — ^JJ — the pith or heart of a tree. 

 Tabar — -jj3 — tabdr — -Jm — an axe, hatchet, shovel, 



spade ; any agricultural tool, as a mallet for 



breaking clods. 



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