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PRODUCTIONS. 



Egyptian wheat 



Olive. 



Carob tree. 



Is very superior to the or- 

 dinary wheat of the 

 country, and the Meer 

 commissioned some seed 

 wheat from Alexandria 

 while I was with him. 



The olive grows wild on 

 the hills of Beloochistan, 

 and would probably 

 flourish in Sindh from 

 similarity of soil and 

 climate with Syria and 

 Egypt, where it is ex- 

 tensively cultivated. 



This grows admirably, 

 says Dr Stock, in the 

 driest parts of Egypt, 

 Syria, and Arabia, and 

 is one of the most im- 

 portant productions of 

 these countries. It yields 

 food to man and fodder 

 to beasts, with but little 

 attention in the most 

 barren situations. Dr 

 Stock considers that this 



