CHAP. I,
VEGETABLE PRODUCTIONS.
147
" sesamum," " urjun," Indian corn, gram, moong,
and beans. It is an astonishing fact, that, in the
provinces south of the Oxus, the wheat yields a
crop for three successive years. When the harvest
is finished, the cattle are turned in upon the stubble
fields, and in the ensuing year the same stalks grow
up and ear. The second crop is good, the next
more scanty; but it is reaped a third time. In
Bokhara Proper, the soil has not such fecundity,
for the crops of Karakool do not yield more than
sevenfold. Trefoil is cultivated, and may be cut
seven or eight times in the year. Lucerne requires
too much water. The tobacco of Kurshee is supe-
rior. The wild rhubarb, or " rhuwash," as found
in Cabool, likewise grows on the hillocks of this
district. Vegetables abound; there are turnips,
carrots, onions, radishes, brinjals, and a variety of
greens, with most extensive fields of beet-root. The
potatoe has not been introduced. Though Bokhara
is so celebrated for its fertility, the necessaries of
life bear a high price, which in the city itself may
be attributed to the density of population. The
following table will furnish more correct data on
this subject: —
51 lbs. of wheat sell for one sicca rupee, value
about 2s.
75^-lbs. of barley for the same price.
18 J lbs. of best rice.
22^ lbs. of coarse rice.
36^lbs. of wheat flour.
64 lbs. of juwaree.
48 lbs. of moong.
VEGETABLE PRODUCTIONS.
147
" sesamum," " urjun," Indian corn, gram, moong,
and beans. It is an astonishing fact, that, in the
provinces south of the Oxus, the wheat yields a
crop for three successive years. When the harvest
is finished, the cattle are turned in upon the stubble
fields, and in the ensuing year the same stalks grow
up and ear. The second crop is good, the next
more scanty; but it is reaped a third time. In
Bokhara Proper, the soil has not such fecundity,
for the crops of Karakool do not yield more than
sevenfold. Trefoil is cultivated, and may be cut
seven or eight times in the year. Lucerne requires
too much water. The tobacco of Kurshee is supe-
rior. The wild rhubarb, or " rhuwash," as found
in Cabool, likewise grows on the hillocks of this
district. Vegetables abound; there are turnips,
carrots, onions, radishes, brinjals, and a variety of
greens, with most extensive fields of beet-root. The
potatoe has not been introduced. Though Bokhara
is so celebrated for its fertility, the necessaries of
life bear a high price, which in the city itself may
be attributed to the density of population. The
following table will furnish more correct data on
this subject: —
51 lbs. of wheat sell for one sicca rupee, value
about 2s.
75^-lbs. of barley for the same price.
18 J lbs. of best rice.
22^ lbs. of coarse rice.
36^lbs. of wheat flour.
64 lbs. of juwaree.
48 lbs. of moong.