[25] Mitchell. "The Russians in Central Asia," p. 462.
[26] I observe with pleasure, that of the seeds, which I brought with me from Central Asia, several kinds have succeeded in Hungary. These will undoubtedly be the best melons we have in Europe.
[27] "Bokhara, its Emir and its People."
[28] "Relations Politiques et Commerciales de l'Empire Romain avec l'Asie Orientale," p. 197.
[29] Tarichi Narschachi.
[30] Compare "The Russians in Central Asia," p. 462.
[31] Compare "Travels in Central Asia," p. 420.
[32] Compare Ritter, "Erdkunke," viii., 326.
[33] This is very probably the modern Chemket, in the new Russian province of Turkestan.
[34] Almonds and cherries are, now-a-days, not to be met with as a product of Bokhara.