A History of Agriculture in India v2.c69.s1.41

v2.c69.s1.41

Citrus Fruits. The orange (Ar. *naranj*, *Citrus aurantium*) and orange-like fruits are others of Hindustan. Oranges grow well in the Lamghanat, Bajaur and Sawad. The Lamghanat one is smallish, has a navel, is very agreeable, fragile and juicy. It is not at all like the orange of Khurasan and those parts, being so fragile that many spoil before reaching Kabul from the Lamghanat, which may be 13-14 *yīghāch* (65-70 miles; 105-113 km) while the Astarabad orange, by reason of its thick skin and scant juice, carries with less damage from there to Samarkand, some 270-280 *yīghāch*. The Bajaur orange is about as large as a quince, very juicy and more acid than other oranges. Khwaja Kalan once said to me, "We counted the oranges gathered from a single tree of this sort in Bajaur and it mounted up to 7,000.” It had been always in my mind that the word nāranj was an Arabic form; it would seem to be really so, since every-one in Bajaur and Sawad says nārang.