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tree would thrive well 



in Sindli, and that whole 



forests of it should be 



planted. 



Myrrh, frankincense, Dr Stock observes that 



asafoetida, traga- the climate of Sindli 



canth, mastich, (and especially of the 



and other gums. higher parts of it) seems 



particularly suited to the 

 development of the 

 odoriferous and fetid 

 gum resins, which re- 

 quire a certain amount 

 of cold. Three kinds 

 of asafoetida and a kind 

 of mastich are found in 

 the hills of Beloochis- 

 tan, and the tamarisk 

 yields manna all over 

 Sindh. 

 Indiffo. The soil and climate of 



Sindh are peculiarly 

 adapted to the produc- 

 tion of Indigo, as the 

 absence of rain and f^i- 

 cility for artificial irri- 



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