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 "Casaba" muskmelon. See Muskmelon , "Casaba." 



Caspian Sea, reference 36 



Cenomanian limestones. See Limestones, Cenomanian. 

 Cera ton ia siliqua. See Carob tree. 



Cereals, ancient history, origin, and fatherland, early writings 36-37 



cultivation, origin 49-50 



Europe 50 



Palestine, varieties and description 32-33 



primitive, characteristics 39^10 



rachis, brittle 39-40 



wild prototypes in Palestine, description 36-42 



studies, summary 50-51 



See also Barley, Einkorn, Emmer, Oats, Rye, and Wheat. 



Chateaubriand, reference 25 



Chemlali olives. See Olives, Chemlali. 



Chick-pea, desirability of introduction from Crimea and Caucasus 30 



harvesting in Palestine, difficulties and remedies 30 



Palestine, adaptability for dry-farming regions of United States 31 



southern, corrosive nature of stalks, causes 30 



races, importance of selection, experiments at Tiberias 30-31 



types, adaptability to various conditions and soils 30 



valuable legume of Palestine, varieties, description, etc 29-31 



yield, value, and adaptability as rotation crop in Palestine 29 



China, wheat, early cultivation 49 



Christ-thorn, adaptability to United States and description 13-14 



Cicer arietinum. See Chick-pea. 



Cis-Jordan region, need of exploration for wild emmer 49 



Citrullus colocynthis, exportation to United States and description 35 



medicinal plant of Palestine 35 



vulgaris, cultivation in Palestine 34 



Citrus aurantium, bitter orange grafting stock 26 



Climate and rainfall, Palestine 8-9 



Colocynth, seeds, use in bread making in Siwah 47 



Constantinople, watermelons, shipment from Palestine 34 



Crataegus azarolus, adaptability to United States, description, etc 15-16 



use as stock for pear grafting, experiments in Palestine. ... 16 

 orientalis, Palestine fruit, adaptability to United States, descrip- 

 tion , etc 16 



sinaica, Palestine fruit, adaptability to United States, description, 



etc 16 



Crucifiers, seeds, use for food by Touaregs 47 



Cucumis chate, cultivation in Palestine 34 



melo, cultivation in Palestine 34 



dudaim, cultivation in Palestine 34 



Cucurbitacese, cultivation in Palestine 34 



Cultivation, cereals, origin 49-50 



Cynara auranitica, use as vegetable in Palestine and description 35 



syriaca, use as vegetable in Palestine and description 35 



" Dalaika " wheat. See Wheat, " Dalaika." 



growing, experiments, results, and causes ' 33 



"Damaoui" orange. See Orange, "Damaoui." 



Damascus, cultivation of Ilordeum distichon 32 



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