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 Er-Rameh, village in upper Galilee, leader in production and quality of olives. . 20 

 Reineh, Christian village near Nazareth, known as "mother of the pome- 

 granate " 1° 



Eruca sativa, seeds, use for food by Touaregs 47 



Es-Salt, production of raisins 25 



Et-Tireh, village of Palestine, superiority of olives 20 



Euphrates Valley, remarks by A. de Candolle 50 



wheat, cultivation, origin 50 



Europe, cereals, cultivation, origin 50 



Evergreen shrubs. See Shrubs, evergreen. 



Fabre, wheat studies 37 



Ficus carica, wild, alkali-resistant figs, description, etc 21 



psoudo-sycomorus, drought and alkali resistant figs, adaptability to 



United States 22 



sycomorus, nativity, distribution, and value for food and fruit 



Palestine fruit, yield and food value for sheep and hogs 22 



Fig crop, importance in upper Galilee 21 



"Djemeiz," Palestine, harvests, number per year and large yield 22 



Smyrna, California, nonresistant to alkali soil 21 



introduction from the Orient 7 



Figs, alkali-resistant, Palestine, adaptability to California 21 



dried, use 21 



Palestine, cultivation, varieties, etc 21-22 



Flora, middle European, synopsis, publication by Ascherson and Graebner 38 



Forage plants. See Plants, forage. 



France, wheat, studies of wild form 37 



Fruits, Palestine, cultivated, adaptability to United States 17-27 



Galegse, valuable legume of Palestine 28 



Galilee, wild wheat, discovery - - - 42 



Garbanzo. See Chick-pea. 

 Gaza barley. See Barley, Gaza. 



Gilead, occurrence of emmer 48 



Godron, wheat studies. 37 



Graebner, flora of Europe, study 38 



Grain, thrashing, effect of brittle rachis 39 



Grape, "Dattier de Beirut," Palestine, value 25 



' ' Purple Damascus, ' ' Palestine, value 25 



Thompson Seedless, importation from the Orient 7 



Grapes, cultivation by Mohammedans in Palestine, varieties, uses, etc 24-25 



Palestine, study of vineyards, varieties, etc 25 



transportation methods 24-25 



Gundelia tournefortii, use as vegetable in Palestine and description 35 



Hackel, wheat classification 38-39 



Hahn, Eduard, opinion as to the preserving of grain by ancients 47 



Haifa, sesame, value in markets of Marseille and Germany 31 



shipment of "Akub" 35 



wheat sales, variety of races, description 32 



Ilalophytes, Palestine, introduction into United States, advantages 12-13 



Hasselquist, study of Palestine fruits 25 



Hausknecht, reference 40 



Hebron, production of raisins '- - • 25 



Hedera, Jewish colony of watermelon growers - - 34 



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