DATE-GROWING. Ill 



used instead of younger ones. In either case it is very important 

 that the plants shall be planted in good soil, and be well treated. 



83. In the summer of 1910 suckers of the (a) Halawee, 

 (6) Khadrawee, (c) Sayer, (d) Zaydi, and 



Varieties of dates . 



imported into the (e) Deree varieties, were asked tor irom Basra 



Punjab from Basra __._.. , r . i r\ i j_i 



and thoir distribu- through His Britannic Majesty s Consul there, 

 and in early September of the same year 972 

 plants were received in reply. A Basra Arab working-overseer 

 sanctioned by Government for three years' service in the 

 Punjab to assist with the planting and looking after the trees 

 accompanied the consignment. Consignments were also received 

 from Basra through the same agency in 1911 and 1912. 



Plantations, of considerable size, of these trees are now to be 

 seen in the garden of the Central Jail, Multan ; in the Taleri Bagh, 

 Muzaffargarh ; and at Leiah, Muzaffargarh district ; while smaller 

 ones are to be seen in the compound of the Memorial Hall, 

 Muzaffargarh ; at Kakh Chhabri, Dera Ghazi Khan district ; and 

 at Lyallpur. In addition to this some 1,764 plants were given 

 or sold to various canal officers ; to Bahawalpur State ; to 

 the North-West Frontier Province ; and to private growers in 

 and out&ide the Punjab. The trees in Multan, Muzaffargarh, 

 and Dera Ghazi Khan plantations, with certain reservations, 

 were given respectively to the Multan Jail authorities and to the 

 different district boards concerned. The Agricultural Department 

 planted the trees and gave instructions as to the requirements 

 and general care of the plants. From planting time up to date 

 officers and staff of the Botanical Section of the Agricultural 

 Department have inspected the plantations as often as other 

 duties would permit and have on such occasions demonstrated 

 what the plantations required. 



Number of trees 

 planted in 1910 in 

 the Taleri Bagh, 



Muzaffargarh and 84. The number of trees planted in 1910 



Multan Central Jail 



which have come which have come into flower up to date, are as 



into flower up to the 



present time (end of lOllOWS '. 



1915 season) and the 



fruits yielded by 



them. 



