ny of
them are poor in design and workmanship.

_Mirzapur_ rugs are sometimes wrongly sold for Turkish, which they
somewhat resemble. The antiques are very durable, but this cannot be
said of all the modern ones, the vegetable fibre that is used in part in
the construction of them not being durable. Few are exported to the
United States. The colors are often black, orange, or grayish-white.

_Moodj_ is the name given to a coarse, hardy mat, suitable for the
veranda. It is made of buffalo grass, which grows six to twelve feet
high in India. This is harvested, the fibre extracted by pounding, and
then it is twisted into rope or yarn. Afterward it is dyed.

_Multan_ rugs have large geometrical figures in octagons, medallions,
and circles. These rugs are very lasting. Their general coloring is dark
red and blue. Sometimes a really beautiful modern Multan is discovered.
Occasionally an emerald green or a yellow alternates with the usual reds
and blues, and again we see a white ground with blue designs. The modern
ones are not largely imported into America. The antique Multan is very
fine, but scarce.

_Mysore_ rugs are cheap and not interesting.

_Patna_ rugs are usually in blue and white; in quality they resemble the
modern Multan.

_Pushmina_ rugs have their name from the manufacturers, who thus
designate rugs that are woven of pashim.

_Sindh_ rugs are the cheapest and least durable of all Indian rugs, and
on this account not many are imported into the Western market. The
colors are green and orange.

_Srinagar_, the capital city of Kashmir, makes very beautiful rugs from
the finest wool. This is soft and silky, and as natural dyes are
employed, the Srinagar rugs, as well as many other rugs from the
northern portion of India, are highly valued. Antique rugs of this
character are attractive in soft tones of rose and yellow.

_Warangul_ rugs. At Warangul, in the eastern part of the Deccan, modern
rugs have been woven for the past sixty years. The designs are chiefly
Persian, with a strong Indian influence. To show the beauty and delicacy
of some of the old rugs, I may mention that one was made at Warangul, in
the sixteenth century, which contained 3,500,000 knots on its entire
surface, or 400 knots to the square inch, and the designs were so
complicated that a change of needle was required for every knot.

Leading importers now give names to designate the different qualities of
India rugs, and therefore the name