iUo INDEX. 



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Dry dates, characteristics ()(», 9i> 



value as vegetarian food T.i 



El llaiiima oasis (Gabes) 19 



(Jerid) 1 17 



El Oudiane oasis 10 



Fertility of soils 35 



Folklore of date palm 14,40 



Fruit clusters, removal from very young trees 50 



straddling to prevent breaking of stalks 51 



Fteemy variety 57,50,08. loii 



alkali I'esistance 7o 



botanical characters 08-00, 100 



commercial importance : (59. 70 



geographical distribution and abuud^mce (JO 



keeping (luality 70 



productiveness 70 



ra])id development of iialms 09,70 



time of ripening 70 



Ftimi. See Fteemy. 



Gabes oasis 19-20 



Gafsa oasis ^ 20-21 



Gardens, characteristics 13, 55 



protection from sand 14 



size and value 41-42 



sunken [ 10, 19 



Gasb rialoo variety 90 



Gasby variety 87. 102 



Geography " 11-21 



Germ pore of date seed ^ 94 



Giant cells of date 95 



Gooiidy variety 88, 103 



Groups of vai'ieties. synopsis 90-97 



Guern-el-Khezal variety 9<> 



G.vpsum content of soils 34,38 



Halooa Bayda variety 75,99 



Hamra variety ' S3, 98 



Harvesting dates .52-54 



Heat, total in Tunisian oases 24-2<i 



Horra variety 59, 71, 98 



Humidity, atmosiiheric 20-27 



effect on ripening of dates 19 



Ini] dements. ,Sce Tools. 



Impoi-tation of offshoots 10,56 



Irrigation 28-33, 47-48 



amount of water used , 29,47 



chemical comjiosition of water 30-31 



freciuency at different seasons 47-48 



methods : 33. 47 



newly planted jialms 47 



relation to ripening of dates 48 



saline or alkaline water used 40.48 



system of canals and dams 31-33 



Iteema variety 89. 100 



Jerid oasis 11-17 



Karooy variety : 88, 104 



Kenta variety 59.72,97 



Kejiteeshy variety 84, 99 



Key to the varieties 97-100 



Khadraya variety 90 



Khalt Boo Fagoos variety 91 



Deglaowia variety 81, 104 



(Jama variety 91 



Ilameed variety 89,106 



Horraowia variety 82, 105 



Kebeer variety 91 



Kentaowia variety 91 



92 



