The Institutes of Akbar 65.3.4

65.3.4

37. The Karíl has three small petals. It flowers luxuriantly, and looks very well. The flower is also boiled and eaten; they make also pickles of it. 38. The Jait plant grows to a large tree; its leaves look like Tamarind leaves. 39. The Chanpalah is like a nosegay. The leaves of the plant are like nut leaves. It flowers in two years. The bark of the plant, when boiled in water, makes the water red. It grows chiefly in the hills; its wood burns bright like a candle. 40. The Lahí has a stem one and a half yards high. The branches, before the flowers appear, are made into a dish which is eaten with bread. When camels feed on this plant, they get fat and unruly. 41. The Karaundah resembles the Júhí flower. 42. The Dhanantar resembles the Nílúfar, and looks very well. It is a creeper. 43. The Siras flower consists of silk-like threads, and resembles a tumághah. It sends its fragrance to a great distance. It is the king of the trees, although the Hindus rather worship the Pípal and Bar trees. The tree grows very large; its wood is used in building. Within the stem the wood is black, and resists the stroke of the axe. 44. The Hangldi has five petals, each four fingers long, and looks very beautiful. Each branch produces only one flower.