The Adventures of a Lady in Tartary, Thibet, China & Kashmir: With An ...
The Adventures of a Lady in Tartary, Thibet, China & Kashmir: With An ...
Léon Hervey De Saint-Denys (Marquis D')
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For the first nine or ten miles the path lay principally at the foot of a low ridge of hills, passiQg several villages and a good deal of cultivation on the way. I observed numerous fields of Indian corn, the plants still in their in- fancy. Very fine Chenar, Walnut, and Willow trees, along this portion of the valley. The Walnut trees were heavily laden with thousands of green nuts. I noticed many fruit trees, all the fruit imripe, except ''toof^^ and cherries. A Brahmin brought me a basket of ...the latter. Though bright red in colour, I found them rather sour, and the flavour by no means equal to the English cherry. The Liddur waters this part of the vaUey, and * " Toot" is a species of mulberry. The fruit is dark red or purple in colour, and insipidly sweet. d by Google 224 ADYENTURES OP A LADY. its rocky bed is deep here. I was much struck with the difference in the size of this river here and towards the beginning of the march. Most rivers increase as they progress, but this torrent has a way of its own.
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