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the Mariana, Myrobolan, Mahaleb and the Jaune de Metz 

 Paradise have done exceedingly well. Their behaviour 

 shows them to be eminently suitable for Baluchistan. 

 Among local stocks, the almond is the only one which is 

 likely to be of much use. Having discovered the best stocks, 

 the next point was to obtain a supply ready for immediate 

 use. With only a few small trees of each kind available, it 

 was impossible to raise large numbers locally. The experi- 

 ment was tried of importing the stocks in bulk from Orleans. 

 For the last three years this has been done successfully. 

 Even the delays due to the war have resulted in remarkably 

 few casualties as will be seen from the results of 1917 

 (Table II) when the delays in transport were very great. • 



Table II. 



The importation of stocks from France in 1917 . 



This works out at over 80 per cent., a result which is con- 

 siderably exceeded under more normal conditions of sea 

 transport. The cost comes to about a penny for each estab- 

 lished plant. 



Management of nurseries. Having disposed of the 

 stock question, the -next point was to determine the best 

 method of nursery management. In addition to the water 

 supply, the limiting factors in growth were found to be two 



