ILLUSTRATIONS 



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 Plate I. Muscowi berseem. 



II. Reclaiming salt lands with the assistance of berseem 20 



III. Berseem used as a pasture and green fodder crop 20 



IV. Bringing green berseem to market 20 



V. Fig. 1. — Taking green berseem to market. Figs. 2 and 8.— Taking 



berseem hay or ' ' drees " to the barn 20 



VI. Fig. 1.— Berseem in full flower. Fig. 2.— Camel grazing in field of 



of berseem. Fig. 3. — A windrow of berseem hay or "drees" 20 



VII. Fig. 1. — Field of berseem before flowering. Fig. 2. — Embankment 

 dividing two irrigation basins. Fig. 3. — Flood gates for irrigation 



1 lasins shown in fig. 2 20 



VIII. Fig. 1. — Roots of Muscowi berseem, showing tubercles on main and 

 lateral roots. Fig. 2. — Roots of Muscowi berseem after first cutting. 

 IX. Fig. 1.— Young plant of Muscowi berseem shortly after first cut- 

 ting. Fig. 2. — Roots of plants shown in fig. 1. Fig. 3.— Plant of 



Muscowi berseem, showing height it attains 20 



X. Roots of ordinary alfalfa and Muscowi berseem 20 



XI. Fig. 1.— Cutting berseem by hand sickle and loading on cart for 

 market. Fig. 2.— Cutting berseem with scythe. Fig. 3.— Cutting 



1 terseem with American mowing machine 20 



XII. Fig. 1.— Plant of Fachl berseem already gone to seed, May 1, 1901. 



Fig. 2.— Plant of Saida berseem in flower, May 1, 1901 20 



XIII. American mowing machine and rake in a field of berseem on the 



estate of Mr. Beyerle at Bordein, Egypt 20 



XIV. Loading trams with berseem hay on estate of Mr. Beyerle at Bordein, 



Egypt 20 



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