Carissa carandas
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Carissa carandas is a species of flowering shrub in the family Apocynaceae. It produces berry-sized fruits that are commonly used as a condiment in Indian pickles and spices. The fruit is black and ta
Carissa carandas flowers
Thorn and fresh shoot on Bengal Currant
Fruit
Fruit ready for consumption
Inland Customs Line
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The Inland Customs Line, incorporating the Great Hedge of India, was a customs barrier built by the British colonial rulers of India to prevent smuggling of salt from coastal regions in order to avoid
Carissa carandas
…Colonial British in India also made jelly, jams and syrups from it. It was used in the Great Hedge of India (1803-1879 CE) because it is easy to grow, drought resistant, is a sturdy shrub that grows in a variety of soils, and also ideal for hedges as it grows…
India in 1823
Allan Octavian Hume, pictured in 1889
Agra Canal construction work
Lord Northbrook, Viceroy of India during the peak of the Inland Customs Department