A History of Agriculture in India v2.c75.s3: Indigo and Safflower
A History of Agriculture in India v2.c75.s3
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Indigo and Safflower
v2.c75.s3.1
Indigo, used for dying cloth and for paints, was grown in the *subas* of Oudh, Allahabad, Agra, Lahore, Multan, Malwa, Delhi and Ajmer. The best indigo, however, was grown at Bayana, an important town in the present Bharatpur district of Rajasthan, and the second best at Sarkhej in Gujarat.
v2.c75.s3.2
Safflower was cultivated in the provinces of Agra, Allahabad, Oudh, Delhi, Malwa, Lahore and Multan.