A History of Agriculture in India v2.c76.s1.1

v2.c76.s1.1

After describing the indigenous flowering trees and shrubs, Abu-l-Fazl mentions the names of those introduced from foreign countries. ‘There are also found many flowers of Iran and Turan, as the *Gul-i surkh*, the *Nargis*, the violet, the *Yasman-i kabud*, the *Susan*, the *Rayhan*, the *Ra na*, the *Zeba*, the *Shaqayiq*, the *Taj-i khurus*, the *Qalgha*, the *Nafarman*, the *Khatmi*, etc. Garden and flower beds are everywhere to be found.’¹