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TILLERS OF THE GROUND 



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bought suckers and studied methods, and finally 

 loaded a caravan of camels with the results of his 



FIG. 23. Fig-trees growing beneath Date-Palms near Biskra. 



search, and set off northwards again. There were 

 many difficulties in the way of getting his precious 

 offshoots across the sea. In the long run, how- 

 ever, all these were overcome, and the suckers were 



