PREFACE. 



THIS Text -Book is intended primarily for the use o 

 Egyptian students of Agriculture. As, however, it con- 

 stitutes the first attempt yet made at a more or less com- 

 plete account of the Agriculture of Egypt, it is hoped that 

 it may prove of interest to others engaged in tropical 

 Agriculture. As will be seen from the list of contributors 

 most of them are, or have been, engaged in actually teach- 

 ing Agriculture at the School of Agriculture, Ghizeh, 

 while the rest have all assisted at the examination of the 

 students of the School in this subject. 



An acknowledgment is due to the help rendered by 

 Dr. Mackenzie, formerly Principal of the Schools of Agri- 

 culture and of Engineering, who. up to the time of his 

 retirement in June 1907, had acted as one of the Editors. 



THE EDITORS. 



