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CASSIA PODS AND CAROB 420 



NARCISSUS 427 



THE BALM OF GILEAD 429 



NOTE ON THE LANGUAGE OF FU-LIN 435 



THE WATER-MELON 438 



FENUGREEK 446 



NUX-VOMICA 448 



THE CARROT 451 



AROMATICS 455 



Spikenard, p. 455. Storax, p. 456. Myrrh, p. 460. Putchuck, p. 462. Styrax 

 benjoin, p. 464. 



THE MALAYAN PO-SE AND ITS PRODUCTS 468 



Alum, p. 474. Lac, p. 475. Camphor, p. 478. Aloes, p. 480. Amomum, p. 481. 

 P, o-lo-te, p. 482. Psoralea, p. 483. Ebony, p. 485. 



PERSIAN TEXTILES 488 



Brocades, p. 488. Rugs, p. 492. Yue no, p. 493. Woolen Stuffs, p. 496. Asbestos, 

 p. 498. 



IRANIAN MINERALS, METALS, AND PRECIOUS STONES . . . 503 



Borax, p. 503. Sal Ammoniac, p. 503. Litharge, p. 508. Gold, p. 509. Oxides 

 of Copper, p. 510. Colored Salt, p. 511. Zinc, p. 511. Steel, p. 515. 

 Se-se, p. 516. Emerald, p. 518. Turquois, p. 519. Lapis Lazuli, p. 520. 

 Diamond, p. 521. Amber, p. 521. Coral, p. 523. Bezoar, p. 525. 



TITLES OF THE SASANIAN GOVERNMENT 529 



iRANO-SlNICA 535 



The Square Bamboo, p. 535. Silk, p. 537. Peach and Apricot, p. 539. Cinnamon, 

 p. 541. Zedoary, p. 544. Ginger, p. 545. Mamiran, p. 546. Rhubarb, p. 547. 

 Salsola, p. 551. Emblic Myrobalan, p. 551. Althaea, p. 551. Rose of China, 

 p. 551. Mango, p. 552. Sandal, p. 552. Birch, p. 552. Tea, p. 553. Onyx, 

 p. 554. Tootnague, p. 555. Saltpetre, p. 555. Kaolin, p. 556. Smilax pseudo- 

 china, p. 556. Rag-paper, p. 557. Paper Money, p. 559. Chinese Loan-Worda 

 in Persian, p. 564. The Chinese in the Alexander Romance, p. 570. 



APPENDIX I IRANIAN ELEMENTS IN MONGOL 572 



APPENDIX II CHINESE ELEMENTS IN TURKI 577 



APPENDIX III THE INDIAN ELEMENTS IN THE PERSIAN PHARMA- 

 COLOGY OF ABU MANSUR MUWAFFAQ . . . 580 



APPENDIX IV THE BASIL 586 



APPENDIX V ADDITIONAL NOTES ON LOAN-WORDS IN TIBETAN 591 



GENERAL INDEX 599 



BOTANICAL INDEX 617 



INDEX OF WORDS . . .621 



