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Note 18. — Major H. F. Smyth, E.A., gives the following, on 

 camel grazing hi vicinity of Suakim, Hancluh, and Otao — in April. 

 {Soinali.) {Arabic.) 



Saa-mur. 



Slioosh. 



Haali laago. 



Aagwaid. 



Haiiohokh. (A description of each of these 

 i:)ln.nts is given by Byrne.) 



Eli-]ab]i. 



Xaawaith (Ralml). 



Baanaibh. 



Toon d hoop. 



Sainonth. 



Ka-toot, refused b}" camels, of no value as 

 food. 

 Note 19. — Watt enumerates some fifty plants eaten by camels, 

 as follows : — 



Acacia Arabica (Babul), A. Farnesiana, ^giceras majus 

 (Halsi), Albizzia Lebbek (Siris), Alhagi maurorum (camel thorn 

 or Siihtar Khar), which is collected in Pishin valley in October 

 and November, beaten up into bhusa, and stored ; Amarantus 

 polygamus et tenuifolius, Anthrocnemum indicum (Machiir) , 

 Atriplex Stocksii, Avicennia officinalis (white mangrove), Bauhi- 

 niaracemosa, Berberis (several species), Calligonum polygonoides, 

 Carduus nutans, Carchorus antichorus, Cressa cretica, Crotalaria 

 Burhia (Sis), Dalbergia Sissoo, Dodoneea viscosa (aliar) said to 

 have not suited camels at Thul, Eclipta alba, Haloxylon multi- 

 florum, and Hal. recurvum (the salt plant most relished by the 

 camel in India, from it Khar-sajji is chiefly made), Halocharis 

 violacefe, Indigofera paucifolia, Kochia indica., Lippia nodiflora, 

 Leptadenia Spartium, Lycium europaeum, Melia azadirachta 

 (Nim), Mimosa rubicaulis, Mollugo hirta, Phoenix dactylifera 

 (Date palm) the ground hard kernels of the fruit and the leaves 

 are given to camels, Pistacia integerx'ima and P. Mutica, Prosopis 

 spicigeria, Psoralea plicata, Quercus Ilex (the Holly oak), Rubia 

 tinctorum (Madder), Salicornia brachiata, Salsola fnetida et kali, 



