CONTENTS. 



GLOSSARY. 



PAGE. 



A few common English and scientific terms used in date cultivation, with 

 their meanings : also vernacular equivalents where such are com- 

 monly used . . . . . . . . xi 



A few vernacular terms connected with date cultivation in the Punjab, 



with their English meanings . . . . . . xv 



CHAPTER I. 



GENERAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE DATE PALM ; A FEW NOTES ON 

 ITS ADAPTATIONS TO ITS HABITAT, AND THE DIFFERENCES 

 BETWEEN THE SEXES. 



Para. 



1. General requirements of the plant . . . . . . 1 



2. The root .. .. .. .. ib. 



3. Stem .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 



4. Leaves . . . . . . . . . . 7 



5. Buds .. .. .. .. ..-cv-ii .. 10 



6. The inflorescence or flower-cluster . . . . . . 11 



7. The male flower-cluster . . . . . . . . 12 



8. The female flower-cluster . . . . . . ib. 



9. A brief comparison of male and female flower-clusters, and flowers 13 



10. Hermaphrodite flowers and polygamous trees . . . . ib. 



11. Differences between male and female suckers .. .. 14 



12. Differences between adult male and female trees, when not in 



flower 16 



CHAPTER II. 



SOIL AND CLIMATE. 



13. Soils .. .. .. .. lf f ". 19 



14. Resistance to alkali . . . . ib. 



15. Effects of winds . . > . , . . r . . ; . . 25 



16. General remarks on temperature . . ib. 



17. Winter temperature . . 32 



18. Summer temperature . . . . 33 



19. Comparison of heat units at Punjab stations with those at 



stations in Algeria, Tunis, Egypt, and Mesopotamia . . 40 



20. Rainfall and humidity . . . . . . . . 44 



