A History of Agriculture in India v1.c19.s9: Fruits
A History of Agriculture in India v1.c19.s9
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Fruits
v1.c19.s9.1
**Date-palm** (*Phoenix sylvestris*). Two faience sealings, shaped like a date seed, suggest the familiarity of the people of Harappa with the date-palm (Vats, 1940).
v1.c19.s9.2
**Lotus, Pomegranate, Lemon and Coconut.** There is a representation of lotus fruit in toys from Harappa. Earthenware vases shaped like a pomegranate and a coconut suggest that these fruits were known to the people of Harappa. A pendant shaped like a lemon leaf suggests its presence at Harappa (Vats, 1940).
v1.c19.s9.3
**Melon.** A few vestiges of seeds comparable with those of melon are known from Harappa. The seeds were too brittle to be lifted up (Vats, 1940).