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■covered with forests, which may be seen from the lower part of the 

 valley every here and there, overtopping the lower hills. These 

 forests chiefly consist of the jalgltozah or pine, and the zaitun or 

 wild olive. The cliinar or plane flourishes also. The trees are, 

 generally, of large growth, and bear marks of great antiquity. In 

 fact there are planes on the banks of the main river and its tributa- 

 ries, about the mosques, in the fields, and in the villages, indeed, in 

 all directions, save the lower part of the valley where they are few. 

 The husbandman's home, from morning until night, when working 

 in the fields, is the plane tree, under which, in the cool shade, he 

 rests himself, and where his family bring him his food. The other 

 trees I noticed are the willow, the balcayarrn (melia sempervirens,) 

 and the palma christi. The great subject of regret there is, that 

 Suwat has no flowers.* 



I have mentioned the names of nearly all the different trees ; but 

 in a country where the grave-yards are not allowed to remain undis- 

 turbed, it is not likely that there would be much in the shape of 

 thickets, brakes, or weeds or brambles left. 



The principal fruits consist of grapes, green, and not very sweet ; 

 jigs, dark in colour and small in size ; apples, of large size and fine 

 flavour and colour ; the tdngu, a fruit in shape like an apple, but in 

 flavour like a pear ; the mamusa'i, a species of pear, a winter fruit ; 

 the amliik (a species of Diospyros) also a winter fruit, but not pro- 

 duced in any quantity ; the ddanbarali, another winter fruit ; the 

 jalgliozah or clialghozali or pine nut, in immense quantities ; the sanjit, 

 or maJcJi-rurrnd 'i (in Pushto signifying, shining-face, honest,) a spe- 

 cies of Eleagnis, but growing generally near burying-grounds along 

 with the wild olive ; peaches in great quantities ; mulberries ; and 

 pomegranates. 



The people of the more open parts of the valley are not well off 

 for fuel, hence the dry dung of cows is used instead ; but where the 

 hills are near, and in their small lateral valleys, fuel is plentiful enough. 

 The pine is chiefly used for this purpose ; and pine-slip torches are 

 generally used in place of lamps or candles ; but shop-keepers, and 

 students, who have to read at night, burn oil. I was rather surprised 



* Klmshhal Khan in his poem on Suwiit says different : a part of it will be 

 found at the end of this article. 



