274 EXTENSIVE GARDENS. 



poor in quality. At Sliikarpoor tlio gardens 

 are very fine, as the wealthy natives vie with 

 each other in their fruit and flower-gardens, and 

 Meer Ali Moorad used occasionally to receive a 

 supply from his agent there. At Roree too the 

 gardens are very good, and principally supply 

 both Sukkur and Khyrpoor. The melons 

 brought there for sale are the best I ever saw 

 in India, being of those fine kinds for which 

 Kandahar and Cabool have ever been celebrated. 

 The peaches, apples, and figs grown about 

 Khyrpoor are rubbish, but the mulberries are 

 tolerably good. The roses of Khyrpoor are par- 

 ticularly plentiful, and in my opinion far more 

 fragrant than those of Europe, though a late 

 distinguished author declares that '' they have 

 no fragrance." Vast quantities of rose-water 

 and conserve of roses are made in Sindh, the 

 latter being seemingly considered a sovereign 

 remedy for many complaints. 



The luxuriance of the grasses and reeds in 

 Sindh, and especially near the Indus, surpasses 

 anything I ever saw elsewhere. The reed 

 known as Kana grows to an immense height, is 

 knotted like the bamboo, and has a beautiful 

 feathery head. This reed is invaluable to the 



