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there be diminution in the size of pods, nor shorten- 

 ing of the staple ; indeed I am inclined to think that 

 cotton very little inferior to Egyptian might be pro- 

 duced through the greater part of this Zilla. In my 

 garden there are some plants of Egyptian cotton, 

 loaded with pods nearly ripe ; it requires irrigation, 

 however, and would therefore cost more to rear it 

 than the kind above alluded to. But then why 

 should not the old water-courses for irrigation from 

 the rivers Mhye and Sambarmutti be opened up? 

 Let the government do this work handsomely, and 

 on a proper scale, and success is certain to follow. 

 The resemblance in the soil and climate of Egypt 

 and Gujerat are not the only striking features that 

 would lead one to believe that the plants of the one 

 country would grow well in the other, and vice 

 versa; the vegetation is in many points identical, 

 and in some instances what does not thrive in Egypt, 

 does not succeed in Gujerat ! 



Oil of various kinds, but chiefly that of the Se- 

 samum Orientale is produced ; it is eaten and used 

 for burning. Castor oil also is produced in large 

 quantity for burning, and used largely by calico 

 printers. Neem tree seeds afford a very clear bitter 

 oil used for burning. 



