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conditions, especially in the dry regions, and was convinced that the 

 Palestine wheat would be of great service. Accordingly, in 1909, 

 through the financial support of certain leading Jews in America, there 

 was established in Palestine, at Haifa, the Jewish Agricultural Experi- 

 ment Station; and in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture 

 the breeding of suitable races of wheat was undertaken. The work 

 of the Station dealt not only with cereals, but also with fruits, and was 

 progressing with remarkable success when it was stopped by the war. 



During the war Aaronsohn was absorbed by various activities, 

 and he played an important part in taking General Allanby's command 

 across the desert into Palestine, and much of Allanby's success was 

 due to A.aronsohn's advice and knowledge of the people and of the 

 condition of the country. 



In Aaronsohn's death, at the age of 42, the science of plant-breeding, 

 especially in its practical application in semiarid regions, has probably 

 lost its most promising investigator. — J. M. C. 



