A History of Agriculture in India v2.c83.s3.t1: Crops of Kashmir

v2.c83.s3.t1.1

Describing the crops of Kashmir, Bernier, states ‘Meadows and vineyards, fields of rice, wheat, hemp, saffron, and many sorts of vegetables, among which are intermingled trenches filled with water, rivulets, canals, and several small lakes, vary the enchanting scene. The whole ground is enamelled with our European flowers and plants, and covered with our apple, pear, plum, apricot, and walnut trees, all bearing fruit in great abundance. The private gardens are full of melons, pateques or water-melons, water-parsnips, red beet, radishes, most of our potherbs, and others with which we are unacquainted.’