After the bersim had been cut it was noticed that the Fahl 

 variety had no fresh growth, while the other varieties had several 

 new stems growing from the base of the main stem, thus enabling 

 them to yield further cuttings. 



From the above observations it seems obvious that, if one 

 cutting only is required to be taken, Fahl is the variety to grow, the 

 disadvantage of the latter being that the land does not obtain the 

 benefit of a green manuring from the ploughing in of the source of 

 a supply of humus. 



To get over that difficulty and at the same time to get a higher 

 yield than if Misqdwi alone were sown, a mixture could be made 

 consisting of equal parts of Fahl and Misqdwi. 



Fahl, besides having by far the largest number of leaves, has 

 also the biggest leaves, while Ba'li is the least luxuriant of the four 

 varieties. The seeds of the Fahl variety are larger than any of the 

 others, so that it can also be distinguished by that character. 





