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'File 17/2 Horticulture' [13r] (30/523)
The record is made up of 1 volume (255 folios). It was created in 18 Apr 1933-7 Jan 1941. It was written in English, Arabic and Urdu. 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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7.
Ro. W of 1933.
Tho Politioal Agenoj & Conaulatt,
Muscat the ^ June 1933.
Te
Messrs Sutton & Sens,
36 Park Mansions,
Calcutta.
Dear Sirs,
I desire to acknowledge with thanks receipt of yeur
Seed Catalogue - Season 1932.
2. 1 now write to seek your advice and assistance as
regards (a) suitable seeds (both vegetable and flower) and
(b) correct tines for planting.
3. Ho gardens have been run for sons ten years in
Muscat and experience is therefore lacking. At the sane
tine the local inhabitant grows no English vegetables or
flowers and is devoid of all knowledge of other than indi
genous preduets • such as marrows, brinjals ete.
4. Experiment by the American mission, who are more
fortunate both as regards soil and water, show that cabbages,
cauliflower, beet, lettuce ete do tolerably well here. With
flowers they have so far made no endeavour.
5. Soil varies from elayish te slightly sandy loam
according to situation. Water available (from wells) is
fairly good but slightly bratkish, whilst tha two gardtn
sites are 100 yards (for flowers only) and £ mils reapoativa-
ly, inland from tha saa.
6. The alimato during tho hot woathor ( vide attached
detail ) is hot and very sticky, whilet from Hovombor to
Maroh it is tomporate to tool, with muoh loss aoisturo. On
the wholo tho olimatie oonditions aro somewhat akin to
Karachi.
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This volume contains correspondence and documents regarding the creation and management of a garden attached to the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Muscat.
Most of the correspondence in the volume is between officials of the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Muscat and various horticultural suppliers and specialists in India, including both private companies and Municipal officials of the Government of India, concerning the purchase of seeds, plants and equipment for the garden.
It also contains a small amount of correspondence between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Muscat and individuals hired for employment in the garden, some of which is in Arabic and Urdu.
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- 1 volume (255 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 257; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 5-238; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. The volume has one foliation anomaly, f 50a.
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- English, Arabic and Urdu in Latin, Arabic and Arabic (Nastaliq variant) script View the complete information for this record
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- Title
- 'File 17/2 Horticulture'
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