A History of Agriculture in India v2.c53.s9.t1.2
A History of Agriculture in India v2.c53.s9.t1.2
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v2.c53.s9.t1.2
The gardens of Alhambra and Generalife in Granada, with their canals, jets of water and flower-beds, also bear the impress of the Persian *chahar-bagh*. The Arabs left an indelible impress on the horticulture of Spain and Portugal, where the entire vocabulary concerned with irrigation is Arabic, and so are the names of numerous flowers, fruits, vegetables, shrubs and trees.