54 AGRICULTURAL AND BOTANICAL EXPLORATIONS IN PALESTINE. 



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Barley, the Ghor and the Jordan, description 32 



varieties, derivation, etc 37 



wild, dissemination, study 39-40 



habitual association with wild emmer 45 



See also Cereals and Hordeum. 



Basques, wheat, cultivation 40 



Bear plum. See Plum, bear. 



Bedouins, use of dried figs in upper Galilee 21 



"Beledi" orange. See Orange, "Beledi." 



Berlin Botanical Society, publication of results of cereal investigations 44 



Berseem, cultivation in Palestine, number of crops per season 28 



cultural value 28 



growing, German and Jewish colonists in Palestine, methods and re- 

 sults 28 



Palestine, adaptability to United States 28 



comparison with Egyptian berseem 28 



valuable legume, origin, description, etc 28 



Beyerinck, wheat crossing experiments 41 



"Bint-el-Bascha" pomegranate. See Pomegranate, "Bint-el-Bascha." 



Blackenhorn, reference 46 



Bonn-Poppelsdorff, Agronomic Institute, study of wild emmer 51 



Bornmuller, Joseph, reference 42 



Bosnians, muskmelon growers in Caesarea 34 



Bread, making by African negroes 47 



calocynth seeds, use in Siwah 47 



Sahara 47 



Csesarea, exportation of watermelons 34 



' ' Caliche, ' ' United States, description 48 



California and Palestine, analogy 8-13 



climate and rainfall, comparison with Palestine 8-10 



comparison with trans- Jordan region, Palestine 11 



conformation, comparison with Palestine 8 



flora, species, comparison of number with Palestine 11 



geological formation, comparison with Palestine 10-11 



location and size, comparison with Palestine 8 



mountains, comparison with Palestine 8 



topography, climate, agricultural possibilities, etc., comparison with 



Palestine 8-13 



vegetation, comparison with Palestine 11-13 



Calirrhoe, ancient city of Palestine, date production 23 



Calligonum caput-medusse, use in fixation of sand dunes in Palestine 36 



comosum, use in fixation of sand dunes, and description 35-36 



Candolle, A. de, study of early wheat cultivation 50 



Carleton, M. A., economic possibilities of wild emmer, study 51 



Carmel, Mount, foothills, production of nabali olives 19-20 



Carob tree, adaptability for California, Arizona, and Texas 28 



drought resistance, comparison with olive tree 27-28 



fodder, use for horses at Malta and Naples 27 



food matter, yield, comparison with alfalfa 27-28 



value, exports from Cyprus, profits, etc 27-28 



nativity, yield of pods, etc 27-28 



pods, sugar and protein content 27 



value as forage 27-28 



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