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On the Statistics of DukhUH. 



Salubrity of the Climate, — With respect to the salubrity of the open 

 parts of the country, it will only be necessary to state that, in my little 

 camp, consisting of more than a hundred souls (natives), I had not a sin- 

 gle death of an adult during 6 years ; nor a case of illness (excepting one) 

 that I did not cure without regular medical aid. Dr. Walker, long civil 

 surgeon in the city of Ahmednuggur, found the casualties in 182S in that 

 city (exclusive of losses from spasmodic cholera) to be only 1 '82 per 

 cent., or 1 in 55-1 persons; and, including cholera, 2 -48 percent., or 

 1 in 40-2 persons. Dr. Lawrence, in charge of a regiment of na- 

 tives 1,000 strong, lost only 0*85 parts of an integer per cent., per an- 

 num, or about 5 men in 600 during the years the regiment was in Duk- 

 hun. 



Parts of Khandesh have not credit from the same salubrity. 



Botany. 



Under this head I shall confine myself to a simple enumeration of the 

 agricultural and garden products, and wild fruits. To enter into the 

 botany of Dakhun generally would be misplaced in this digest. And 

 first with regard to cultivated native fruits ; there are forty -five in num- 

 ber, viz. 



Cultivated Fruits. — Amba, Mangifera in.dica^ ; Oombur, Fictis glome- 

 rala ; Phunnus, Artocarpus in/ eg rifolia ; Cheents, Tamarbidus indU 

 ca^ ; Ambarra, spondias Mangifura^ ; Hurparewree, Cicca disticlia ; 

 Ramphal, Annona reticulata ^ ; Seetaphul, Annona squamosa ; Raeebor^ 

 Zizyphus jufuba ; Jamblee, Calyptranthes caryophyUifoUa ; Awlee, 

 Phyllanthus emhlica ; Bail, JEgle Marmelos^ ; Wowulee, Mimiisops 

 elengi ; Narlee, Cocos nucifera s ; Jamb, Eugenia Jamhos ^ ; Mohha, 

 Bassia latifoUa ; Toot, Morus alba^ ; Shatoot, Morus indica^'^ ; Choon- 



choo, Morus ^ ; Kurumbul, ^yerr^oa Carambola"^ ;Kuweet, Fero- 



nia elepha)itum ^ ; Bhokur, Cordia latifolia; Anjeer, Ficus Carica^ ; 

 Daleemb, Punica granatum, (two kinds) P ; Weer, Citrus limon^. ;Chuko- 

 tur. Citrus decumaiius^' ; Maloong, Citrus medica^ ; Nareeng, Citrus 

 aurantium^ ; of these there are several kinds ; Ambut neeraboo. Citrus 

 acida^ ; Sakur neemboo. Citrus iifiwn wur.^ ; Peroo, Psidium Pyrife- 

 riferuml ; Peroo tambra. Red Guava ; Kajoo, Anacardium occiden- 



a Mango, 

 e Sweep-sop. 

 i White mulberry, 

 n Wood apple, 

 r Shadock. 



b Jack fruit, 

 f Bengal quince, 

 k lied mulberry, 

 o The garden fig. 

 s Citron. 

 X Sweet lime. 



c Tamarind, 

 g Cocoa nut. 

 1 Small mulberry, 

 p Pomegranate, 

 t Orange, 

 y Guava. 



d Hog-plum, 

 h Rose apple, 

 m Coun. gooseberry 

 q Lemon, 

 u Lime. 



