1864.] On the Vegetation of the Jhelum District. 



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And used as condiments we have — 



" Lal-mirch," Capsicum frutescens ; " Ajwain,' 5 Ptychotis Ajowain ; 

 *<Sonf;" Foeniculum Panmorium ; " Aneeson," PimpineUa anisurn ; 

 Cichorium intyhus ; " Lusson," Allium sativum, 



Tlie following may be considered as a rough sketch of the vegetation 

 round a village of the district. Close to the village there are gene- 

 rally one or two small plots of garden ground, in the vicinity of the 

 wells from which they are watered. These gardens are carefully 

 surrounded by a strong and tolerably high fence of the branches of 

 the "Keekur," Acacia Arabica. Round the margin of these plots 

 .principally, and in close proximity to the wells, will be found trees of 

 the " Keekur" Acacia Arahica ; " Baer," Zizyphus jujuba ; a few 

 " Lessoora," Cordia Myxa ; an occasional " Burna," Crataeva religiosa ; 

 sometimes a " Sissoo" Dalbergia Sissoo ; and not tmfrequently some 

 fine specimens of the Ficus Indica, " Bore" and F. religiosa^ " Pipul.'* 

 Then come plots of ground a little larger, enclosing tobacco, cotton 

 and sugarcane, the last uncommon in this tract. These several plots 

 are more or less watered from the wells, but with these exceptions no 

 further irrigation of the crops in general is carried on. 



The rest of the fields open out beyond with no divisions between- 

 them, except perhaps a footpath ; wherever a hedge of any sort is met 

 with, one may be certain of the close proximity of the dwellings of 

 the natives or of places for housing cattle. 



A few fruits, the produce of the district, are sold in the market. 

 The chief of these are the mangoe, in a green and unripe state and 

 of poor quality ; the orange, sweet lime, and citron, all excellent ; also, 

 during nearly the whole year, the plantain. In the gardens of 

 Europeans, however, we have a large number of English vegetables 

 cultivated, with such fruits as the grape, fig, guava ? apricot, peach and 

 strawberry, all good of their kind. 



Trees. 

 Most of the trees in the Jhelum tract have been introduced, though 

 many have become naturalised ; few indeed can be said to be 

 native to it. We will therefore in writing of them, class them 

 under two heads. 



1st. Trees which have been introduced, 

 2nd, Trees which are native to the district. 



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