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kinds. 



Cordage and Clothing 8 



Tobacco and Sugar 2 



Intoxicating plants 3 



Medicines 4 



Condiments 6 



Fruits 21 



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 There is a striking similarity in many respects 

 between the climate of Sindli and that of Egypt. 

 The common characters are, great summer heat, 

 untempered by rain ; great winter cold ; a dry 

 soil ; and similar geological formations. These 

 characters, says Dr Stock, in his able Report, 

 determine the wild vegetation, which is also 

 similar. The indications for culture are tliere- 

 fore the same. Both Central and Upper Sindh 

 are almost out of the range of the Monsoon, but 

 the annual overflow of the Indus makes up to a 

 certain extent, as does the overflow of the Nile, 

 for the deficiency of rain above noticed. The 

 waters of the Indus, like those of the Nile, are 

 remarkably charged with fertilizing matter, 

 rendering all lands productive when brought 

 within their influence, either naturally or by 

 the canals which intersect the country in all 



