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Para. PAGE. 



80. Why many of the dates growing in the western side of the Punjab 



are so very inferior . . . . . . 108 



81. The question whether Arabian trees imported into the Punjab 



would bear fruits here of a better quality than those of the local 

 trees . . . . . . . . . . 109 



82. How to discover early whether a variety of date palm is suited 



to a particular locality .. .. .. ..110 



83. Varieties of dates imported into the Punjab from Basra and 



their distribution .. .. .. ..Ill 



84. Number of trees planted in 1910 in the Taleri Bagh, Muzaffargarh 



and Multan Central Jail plantations which have come into 

 flower up to the present time (end of 1915 season), and the 

 fruits yielded by them . . . . . . ib. 



85. Comparison of fruits from imported trees growing at Muzaffar- 



garh and from local trees growing in the same district . . 113 



86. Prices of date fruits in the Punjab .. .. .. 115 



87. Crop of dates per tree . . . . . . . . 116 



88. Gross income from date plantations . . . . 117 



89. Date palm by-products, their value and uses . . . . 119 



90. Date toddy and sugar-making from the sap of the palm . . 120 



91. Beverages of the nature of beer made from date fruits . . 122 



CHAPTER VI. 



DISEASES OF THE DATE PALM. 



92. Palm leaf pustule (Graphiola phoenicis) . . . . . . 123 



ib. Bordeaux mixture . . . . . . . . 124 



93. Red Weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) . . . . 126 



94. Rhinoceros Beetle, or Black Palm Beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros) . . 135 



95. Scale insects (Coccidese) . . . . . . . . 137 



96 Insects found in stored fruits (a Tineid Moth and Cigar-boring 



beetle) .. .. .. .. ..139 



CHAPTER VII. 



IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF DATE FRUITS AND PROSPECTS OF DATE 

 FARMING IN THE PUNJAB PLAINS. 



97. Quantities and value of date fruits imported into and exported 



from British India by sea during the 5 years ending March 



31st, 1915 . . . . . . . . . . 142 



98. Prospects of date culture in the Punjab plains . . . . 150 



99. Over production of dates . . . . . . . . 152 



^ APPENDIX. 



List of importers of date fruits into India 



