July 1, 1864.] THE TECHNOLOGIST. 



VEGETABLE MATERIA MEDIGA. 543 



him to " Cassia fistula." Dr. Birdwood gives Buckbur, Kayar-shembir, 

 and Khirnoob-hindee as Arabic, and Khyar-ch ember as Persian, names. 



Kasab ez Zdwayrah, Ar. Sweet (lag (Acorus calamus). — Imported 

 from India and Persia. Price 7d. per lb. In this instance also, Dr. 

 Seligmann's names and ours do not accord. He gives Serire, Ar., for 

 Acorus calamus, L., whilst Dr. Birdwood gives Igghir and Akaroon for 

 Arabic, and Vunge and Ugir-toorkee for Persian, synonyms. 



Kasni, Ar. Gum Galbanum (Opoidea galbanifera). — Imported from 

 Persia and sold at lOd. per lb. In the ' Liber Fund. Pharm.' Kinne, Ar., 

 is stated to be " Gummi Galbanum." In the Ulfaz Udwiyeh, Kinneh 

 and Nafeel are given as Arabic names of the plant. 



Katar Mekki, Ar. Kino (Pterocarpus marsupium). — Imported from 

 India. Price about 6s. per lb. I do not remember that Kino is repre- 

 sented under any name in Mowaifik's ' Materia Medica.' 



Kathira, Ar. Tragacanth. — Obtained from Persia. Sold at 3|d. 

 per lb. Kesira, Ar., of Dr. Seligmann's ' Liber Fund. Pharm.' is referred 

 to Astragalus ver'iis, L. 



Khardel, Ar. Mustard. — Native produce. Price If d. per lb. 

 Churdel, Ar., and Sependan, Pers., according to Seligmann. The dif- 

 ferent oriental species of Sinapis, with their varieties, are difficult to 

 determine with certainty even from specimens of the seeds. 



Khashkhash Aswed, Ar. Black poppies > . „ . . . 



„ a a -itm -j. ■ \ (Papaver sommferum). 



Khashkhash Abyad, Ar. White poppies ' v * J ' 



— Imported from Persia and sold at 5d. per lb. The only variation 

 necessary to notice is in the writing of the name, which Seligmann ren- 

 ders ChaschcJiasch, and gives as Persian and not Arabic. 



Kotuniya, Ar. Fleawort (Plantago psyllium). — Imported from Persia 

 and sold at lfd. per lb. Bezrikatuna, Pers. ="Psyllii semen." Vide 

 Seligmann. Dr. Birdwood refers Buzr-katoona, Ar., to Plantago Ispag- 

 hula, which is known as Ispaghool in Persia and India ; whilst in the 

 latter country P. psyllium is called Bartung, under which name I have 

 seen it from Kangra. 



Kraneul, Ar. Cloves (Caryophyllus aromaticus). — Imported from 

 India and sold at 10|d. per lb. Karenful, Ar., of Seligmann. 



Kubabeh Sini, Ar. Cubebs {Piper cubeba). Imported from India. 

 Sold at lOd. per lb. Kebabe, Ar. — Piper cubeba of Seligmann, Kibabeh 

 of the Persians, and Cubab-chinee of the Hindoos. 



Kurkum, Ar. Turmeric (Curcuma longa). — Imported from India. 

 Price 4d. per lb. Uruki-safr, Ar., Serdi-tschube, Pers., is the Curcuma 

 longa root of the ' Liber Fund. Pharm.' Dr. Birdwood gives Zirsood and 

 Urook-us-sefer as Arabic, and Zirdclioobeli as Persian, names. Kirkum is 

 a Persian word for Saffron, and it may be sometimes applied as above 

 on account of the colour of the powdered rhizome. 



Kurtum, Ar. Bastard saffron (Carthamus tinctorius). — Obtained 

 from Persia and sold at lfd. per lb. troy. This product is certainly not 

 the flowers which are called Asfur, and realise treble the price, but the 



