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 ADMINISTERING AND CULTIVATING THE LAND 151 the produce of the land varies in its character. The flowers and herbs, the fruits and trees are of different kinds, and have distinct names. There are, for instance, of the fruits the dmra (ngan-mo-lo, or mango), the dmla (ngan-mi-lo, or tamarind), the madhuka (mo-tu-Ma, or Bassia latifolia), the badara (po-ta-lo, or jujube), the kapittha (kie-pi-ta, or wood-apple), the dmala ('o-mo-lo, or myrobalan), the tinduka (chin-tu-kia, or Diospyros embryopteris), the udumbara (wu-tan-po-lo, or Ficus glomerata), the mocha (mau-che, or plantain), the ndri- kela (na-li-ki-lo, or cocoa-nut), and the panasa (pan- na-so, or jack-fruit). It would be difficult to enumerate all the kinds of fruit; we have briefly named those most esteemed by the people. As for the date (tsau), the chestnut (lih), the loquat (p*0> an d the persimmon (thi), they are not known in India. The pear (Zi), the wild plum (nai), the peach (tau), the apricot (hang or mm), the grape (po-tau), and the like have all been brought from the country of Kashmir, and are found growing here and there. Pomegranates and sweet oranges are grown everywhere. In cultivating the land, those whose duty it is sow and reap, plough and harrow, and plant according to the season; and after their labour they rest awhile. Among the products of the ground, rice and wheat are most plentiful. With respect to edible herbs and vege- tables, we may name ginger and mustard, melons and pumpkins, the heun-to plant (Skt. kunda, properly the olibanum-tree), and others. Onions and garlic are little grown, and few persons eat them; if any one uses them