Fceniculum vulgare var : dulce ; Fcnoukia ; Finochio or Sweet 

 fennel ; Umbeliiferae. 



II : By seed, which is broadcasted in a well prepared seed-bed. 



III : During September and October. 



IV : Transplanted 1 foot apart on ridges which are 2 feet apart. 

 Transplant when the seedlings are about 1 month old. 



V : The plant comes to maturity quickly and is harvested '? 1/2 

 3 months after transpl. Plentiful in December. 



VII : The bases of the 'crowded leaf-stalks are much thickened, 

 making a bulb-like enlargement above the ground. These are blan- 

 ched by earthing up like celery and eaten boiled or raw. They are 

 sweet. Jess aromatic than those of Common fcnnel and very agreea- 

 ble. The oily fruit also has an agreeable odour and flavour being a 

 favourite aromatic condiment. It is used as a carminative and aromatic 

 stimulant. It is prescribed in colics, diarrhoea and dysentery. The ve- 

 getable is chiefly eaten by the Europeans. 



VIII : A rich, moist, light soil is required ; best a sandy loam well 

 stocked with animal dung in the form of well rotten f. y. manure. 



Gossypium ; Coin; Colt n plant: Malvaceae. 



I : There can be no doubt that the great majority of Egyptian cottons 

 may be referred to the species Barbadense sometimes called the 

 American cotton species. 



In dealing with Egyptian cottons only from an agricultural point of 

 view, the races cultivated in the country may be reduced to only four 

 which are the most important viz: (a) Mit-Ai'it'i ; (b) Ashmouni ; 

 (c) Abbassi ; (d) Yanovit/. 



(a) Is undoubtedly the most extensively cultivated form in Egt. 

 Discovered about the year 1883, it is comparatively of a large growth 

 and hardy. In yield, it ranks first amongst Egyptian Cottons, ripens 

 relatively early ; its fibre being brown in colour, long and strong, always 

 meets with a ready sale, and commands a good price. Easy to gin 

 and pick, good qualities yield on an average 105 or 100 rottolis of fibre 

 per kantar (j. e. 315 rtl) of raw cotton. 



(b) Though at one time largely grown in Lr. Egt. it is now chiefly 

 Confined, and grown extensively i:i Upper Egt.. prrticularly in the 



