6 =- 



II : By seed on flat either in holes about 35 cru. apart and 4 6 

 seeds to the hole or dropped in behind the plough, only each alternate 

 furrow being sown. Four to 5 Kadahs of seed are required. 



III : Summer crop : 15 th of March to 15 th April ; Winter crop : 

 August. 



V: Summer crop : beginning of 8; winter crop: End of 11 or 

 beginning of 12. 



VII : A staple food in Upper Egt ; made into bread after being 

 mixed with a certain amount of Fenugreek or Helba seed at the rate 

 of 6 kadahs per ardeb (6 : 90 parts), for the purpose of making bread 

 more palatable Seed contains about 70 /o starch and 9 / albu- 

 minoids, yielding a larger amount of flour than an equal bulk of 

 Maixe ; it is largely used for feeding poultry. It is often made into a 

 kind of native beer or Bouza. Stalks are largely used for fuel. The 

 grain is reckoned heating and may be malted into whisky. 



VII : Best soil a rich light sandy loam. The crop is very exhaustive 

 and requires heavy applications of manure, chiefly in the form of Sebach 

 Coufri. The crop when too thick ought to be thinned and in the case of 

 planting in holes, not more than 2 plants left in each, when the plants 

 are about 35 cm. high. 



The plant cannot thrive without a regular application of water. 

 The produce varies much, depending mostly on the water, manure 

 and time of sowing. The Summer crop produces the most grain Ave 

 rage produce on good land is equal to about 10 ardebs. 



Apium graveolens : Karafs ; Celery : Umbelliferae 



I : (a) Baladi a poor and coarse form with great many thin leaf- 

 stalks white, (b) Faransawi or Rouini with few but stout and suc- 

 culent leaf-stalks white. 



II : By seed germinates slowly sown broad cast bed should 

 have perfect surface tilth be moist and well manured. 



III : December and January. 



IV : The seedlings are delicate require about 5 months, after the 

 seed is planted, to mature sufficiently for franspl. generally in June 

 GO cm. between the ridges and 35 between the plants. 



V : Begins in October. 



VII : The green leaves and stalks are used as an ingredient in soups 



