214 Bricjade-Sumeon J. E. T. Aitchison's Notes on Products 



Turmeric — the rhizomes of Curcuma longa. 



Turnip — the plant, and root of Brassica campestris, 

 var. rapa. 



Turnsole — Crozophora tinctoria. 



Tursh, inrush, trusU — Jiys — sour, acid, tart, harsh- 

 tasted ; the grass of the Barley, Hordeum 

 VULGARE, or of any other cereal, given in a green 

 state as fodder. 



Turskak — i^jC^^j" — turushak — [sourish], a little acid ; 

 the name of a Rumex, the stems of which are 

 employed to make tinder. 



Tut — cIj^j — tilth — the Mulberry, MoRUS alba ; 

 also a species of Carex. 



Tut-i-maghz — dried Mulberry fruit. 



Tutia — IjkJ'^j — a grey Oxide of Zinc, Tutty, said to be 

 found in a natural condition in Persia. 



Typha angustata, Borry et Chaub. TypHACE^. 

 The Bulrush, lukh. Employed in the roofing of huts, in 

 the manufacture of matting, screens, and light basket-work. 



Twisted — pech, ranj. 



Uch — the Baluchi for a camel. 



Udish — Astragalus hyrcanus. 



Ul, al — S^ — the Arabic form for our English word 

 - the." 



Ul-latlni — j..>yj;l — [the scent] ; musk, or any odour 

 with which they perfume the temples. 



Ultlb, alttb — ^j.til| — [this I believe to be a contrac- 

 tion, and corruption for t-^j^LJ^l, then *.j.la!^l], 

 scent, musk. 



Ulmus campestris, Linn. Urticace.e, aud 



Ulmus montana, Stolies. Urticace.e. 



These two species of Elm go under the same native names, 



asal-poshak, asal-pishdk, grez, gurez, kanjak, posh-e-kcan, posh- 



e-kar, shdsh. These are cultivated trees at Maimana, Kala- 



nao, Panjdeh, the Havi-rud Valley, and in Khorasan. Highly 



