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CROPS AND OTHER PRODUCE OF THE LARD continued 



PAGB 



VEGETABLES 52 



Beans and Peas, 53 ; Potatoes, 55 ; Kolakas (Colo- 

 casia antiquorum), 56 ; Onions, 56 



FODDERS AND FEEDING STUFFS .... 57 



Carob Tree, 57 ; Lucerne (Medicago sativa), 61 ; 

 Vetch (Vicia Ervilia), 62 ; Chickling Vetch 

 (Lathyrus sativus), 62 ; Vetch (Vicia sativa), 62 ; 

 Tares (Vicia tenui folia var. stenophylla) , 63 ; Milk 

 Vetch (Astragalus), 63 ; Moha, Sulla (Hedysarum), 



63 ; Teosinte (Reana luxurians), 64 ; Sudan-grass, 



64 ; Teff -grass (Eragrostis abyssinica), 64 ; Man- 

 gold Wurzel, 64 ; Prickly Pear (Opuntia), 65 



SPICES ......... 65 



Coriander Seed, 65 ; Aniseed, 66 ; White Cumin 

 Seed, 66 ; Black Cumin Seed, 67 



ESSENTIAL OILS AND PERFUMES .... 67 

 Origanum Oil, 67 ; Marjoram Oil, 69 ; Laurel Oil, 69 ; 

 Otto of Roses, 69 ; Acacia Farnesiana, 70 



OILS AND OIL SEEDS 71 



Olives,. 71 ; Sesame Seed, 74 ; Ground Nut, Pea- 

 nut or Monkey Nut (Arachis hypogaa), f js ; Castor- 

 oil Seed, 76 



FIBRES . . . . . . . 77 



Cotton, 77 ; Flax and Linseed, 82 ; Wool, 83 ; Hemp, 

 84 ; Silk, 85 ; Mulberry, 91 ; Agaves and Aloes, 91 ; 

 Broom Corn, 92 



TOBACCO . . . . . . . .92 



TANNING MATERIALS AND DYE-STUFFS ... 96 

 Sumach, 97 ; Valonea, 98 ; Acacia Barks, 98 ; 

 Madder, 99 



DRUGS AND OTHER PRODUCTS . 99 



Liquorice Root, 99 ; Pyrethrum, 100 ; Squill, 101 ; 

 Colocynth, 101 ; Asphodel, 102 



HI. MINOR AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIES . . .102 

 Bee-keeping, 102 ; Basket- making, 104 : Fruit and 

 Vegetable Preserving, 104 



