1908.] Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. dif 
This is the most lasting of Indian yellow dyes. The pine repre- 
sents one of the shades produced from indigo, and the orange red 
by lac. The pink is possibly a mixture of the mangivshe with 
for the beautiful green in the fabric. Indian greens are dull. 
But this shade is a peculiar one not found in original Indian 
work. 
The inner lining of the coat consist of a thin cotton gauze 
possibly dyed with madder or Rubia tinctoria, It is a very old 
specimen of what is known as knot dyeing. For the Persian 
origin of the pistachio galls buz- “gang, and tsparek, or delphinum, 
ote on page 384 of Vol. xiii, Part i, of the Bombay 
Gazetteer, Thana District. 
upees 614 is shown as the price paid. It represents 
about Rs, 100 a yard! ‘here are two indistinct seals of the 
Mogul period on the silk or border lining, and a few of the 
Darbar scribblings in Hindi and Nagari scripts. 
aph, which will be found at page cvi, has been 
taken of this coat to siastekt its design. 
ss following papers were read :— 
taste Inscriptions in the Indian Musewm.—By RakHat 
ae Baners 
2. Pr sinas for a Standard Temperature for use in Tropical 
Countries—By Paut J. Briar 
These papers will be cabinhed in a subsequent number of the 
Journal, 
3. Contributions to the History of Hindu Jurisprudence. Part 
Ae On the Vyavahara-Matrika or Nyaya Matrika of Jimutavahana. 
We the Hon, Mr. Justice Asvrosq Muxuopapuyaya, M.A., 
This paper will be published in the Memoirs. 
4. Recent Plant Immigrants.—By Pavt J. Briat. 
‘This paper will be peblisheds in a subsequent — the 
ygureal 
5. Geological Notes on Hill bag “itm inctuting the Lalmai 
Range in Comillah District).—By prRA Das Gupta 
_ Communicated by Mr. E. le 
This paper has been published in the Journal for June, 1908. 
eriments and Observations.—By Pavt J. 
6. Drosomet Exp 
“Bria and Bepin Busant Das. 
Titec This paper will be published in a subsequent number of the 
‘Journal 
The Surgical Instruments ms the Hindus, with a compara- 
Laat a af uly of Surgical Instruments of the Greek, Roman, Arab, and 
