[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [State papers](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.admin) › [Āʾīn-i Akbarī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.admin.ain-i-akbari) › [The Ain i Akbari (Blochmann, Jarrett)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.admin.ain-i-akbari~en-blochmann-jarrett) › 65.3.2 # The Institutes of Akbar 65.3.2 The Áín i Akbari (Blochmann, Jarrett) 65.3.2 - **Language:** English ### [65.3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.admin.ain-i-akbari~en-blochmann-jarrett.65.3.2) 20. The Ja’farí is a pretty round flower, and grows larger than the sadbarg. One kind has five, another a hundred petals. The latter remains fresh for two months and upwards. The plant is of the size of a man, and the leaves resemble those of the willow, but are indented. It flowers in two months. 21. The Gúdhal resembles the jôghásí-tulip, and has a great number of petals. Its stem reaches a height of two yards and upwards; the leaves look like Mulberry leaves. It flowers in two years. 22. The Ratanmanjaní has four petals, and is smaller than the jasmin. The tree and the leaves resemble the Ráibél. It flowers in two years. 23. The Késú has five petals resembling a tiger’s claw. In their midst is a yellow stamen of the shape of a tongue. The plant is very large, and is found on every meadow; when it flowers, it is as if a beautiful fire surrounded the scenery. 24. The Kanér remains a long time in bloom. It looks well, but it is poisonous. Whoever puts it on his head, is sure to fall in battle. It has mostly five petals. The branches are full of the flowers; the plant itself grows to a height of two yards. It flowers in the first year. 25. The Kadam resembles a tumághah (a royal cap). The leaves are like those of the nut tree, which the whole tree resembles. 26. The Nág késar, like the Gul i surkh, has five petals and is full of fine stamens. It resembles the nut tree in the leaves and the stem, and flowers in seven years. - [Previous: 65.3.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.admin.ain-i-akbari~en-blochmann-jarrett.65.3.1) - [Next: 65.3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.admin.ain-i-akbari~en-blochmann-jarrett.65.3.3) - [Up: 65.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.admin.ain-i-akbari~en-blochmann-jarrett.65.3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.admin.ain-i-akbari~en-blochmann-jarrett.65.3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.admin.ain-i-akbari~en-blochmann-jarrett.65.3.2) · Pramāṇa