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'File XX/5 Botanical information about Koweit.' [‎50r] (101/162)

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The record is made up of 1 file (80 folios). It was created in 26 Nov 1905-11 Mar 1915. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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and the Darbars of Native States and the remaining one
hundred and nineteen from private persons. Additional to these
were collected 1,130 fields numbers.
The following publications* were issued
Publications. , . ,,
during the year : —
The Races of Jute, by Mr. E. S. Einlow, an*d myself, Agri
cultural Ledger No. 6 of 1907, Yol. XIV., pp. 41-137.
Index to the Agricultural Ledger, Yol. XIY.
A Short Account of Salvadora Fat, by Mr. D. Hooper, Agri
cultural Ledger No. 1 of 1908-09, Yol. XV., pp. 1-5.
Dyes from flowers, a summary of our present knowledge
regarding their use in India, by myself, together with
two reports on Thes'pesia Lampas and Hibiscus Sabda*
riffa, by Professor A. G. Perkin, Agricultural Ledger
No. 2 of 1908-09, Yol. XV., pp. 7-29.
Pwe-nyet and Indian Dammars, by Mr. D. Hooper, Agricul
tural Ledger No. 3 of 1908-09, Yol. XV., pp. 31-50.
The use of Urena lobatd as a fibre material and as a possible
substitute for jute. A review of existing information
by Mr. R. Abbey-Yates, Agricultural Ledger No. 4 of
1908-09, Yol. XV., pp. 51-62.
A Working List of the Flowering Plants of Baluchistan, by
myself, pp. 1-136.
The Valuation of Indian Hemp, by Mr. D. Hooper, Year
Book of Pharmacy, 1908, p. 435.
Castor oil cake, by Mr. D. Hooper in the Indian Trade
Journal, 1908, April 2nd.
Almost ready for publication at the end of the year were reports
on Indian Pens, on Tamarisk manna, on the drugs Astukhudus and
Mishmi Tita, on the composition of Indian rices and on Motia and
Sofia grasses. These have all gone to Press at the date of writing.
A Report on Fish Oil by Mr. D. Hooper has been handed over to
Dr. N. Annandale for publication.
The chief of investigations in hand are recorded in the notes on
pages 7-17 below: my remarks here in
l^ne of tnvesngauons. preface to them on the economic work of
my Office will therefore be short. I count it my chief duty at present
to complete the scheme, which Sir George Watt pushed so far, of
* I include unofficial publication of work done on material in the collection
of the Reporter on Economic Products.
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The file contains correspondence of the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Kuwait concerning botanical matters. The form Koweit is generally used in the papers.

Folios 4-5 contain correspondence dated 1905 between the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Kuwait (Captain Stuart George Knox) and the (Acting) Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Major Percy Zachariah Cox) concerning the despatch by Knox of botanical specimens from Kuwait.

Folios 5-21 concern the despatch by Knox in 1907 of botanical specimens from the Zor Hills to John Gordon Lorimer, officer in charge, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Gazetteer. The papers include a 'List of plants found under the slopes of the Zor Hills on the coast line in a good [i.e. rainy] year in early spring. February 1907', giving detailed descriptions of 81 plants, gathered by Knox in the neighbourhood of Kuwait. The plants are introduced under their Arabic names with English transliterations. There is also related correspondence (and references in later correspondence dated 1913, folios 69-71).

Folios 22-31 contain correspondence dated 1905 between Knox and Isaac Henry Burkill, Officiating Reporter on Economic Products to the Government of India, Indian Museum, Calcutta, requesting information on frankincense, myrrh and bdellium.

Folios 32-63 contain correspondence between Knox and Burkill dated 1906-10 relating to Knox's suggestion that tannoom (identified as Chrozophora verbascifolia) could be used as a source of oil for ghee.

Folios 64-81 contain miscellaneous correspondence on botanical matters.

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1 file (80 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. There is an 'index' (an incomplete list of correspondence subjects) on folio 2.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 81; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. Additional foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 4-81; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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