Allium sativum : Thorn ; Garlic: Liliaceae. 



I : None ; However the garlic of L. Egt. is superior to that of Upper. 



II : Sets of bulbs, bulbels or cloves (t'oussouss). 



Ill: Beginning of ( .) to end of 1^; best time 11. On ridges, both 

 sides distance between ridges (50 05 cm. and between the plants : 

 15 cm. About 100 okes of bulbs are required per 1'dn. 



V : Five to six months alter planting. 



VII : Bulbs are eaten cooked oi- raw, as a seasoning, condiments! 

 and flavouring agent. Considered antispasmodie, emmenagogue, stimu- 

 lant, diaphoretic, expectorant, diuretic, tonic, carminative and aperient 

 when exhibited internally ; Externally it is applied as rubofacient chiefly 

 in spasmodic affections It owes its medicinal properties to a volatile 

 oil, it contains. 



VIII : A rich light loam no much water required in the ba- 

 sins and river banks, it is raised on the flat without any water at all ; 

 no much care in cultivation. The crop is valued at about 14. 

 Bulbs or cloves ought to bo fresh each possesing a portion of the 

 disc. 



Andropogon sorghum ; Doura Baladi ; Indian or Great 

 millet ; Gramineae. 



I : There are many va. grown, particularly in Upp. Egt. wth white, 

 yellow orred grain. The white var. are always preferred by natives pro- 

 ducing a better-looking bread. Among the white var : the most important 

 are two : viz : (a) The Beda (var : aegyptiacus), with glumes varying in 

 colour from yellowish to dark yellow. (Chitwi crop) and (b) The Sinn- 

 el-Abd (probably, var : bicolor), with black shining glumes (Set'i crop). 



Two crops of this millet are distinguished viz : (1) The Summer, Sefi 

 or (Oedi. in the Basins) (2) The winter. Chitwi, Nili or (Nabari, in the 

 Basins). 



However the local names applied to this valuable crop, are many, of 

 the most varying and generally misunderstood. Often the two crops are 

 known under the name of Doura Sefi and in other cases, particularly 

 in Upper Egt. under the name of D. Awega. Further, the term Awega 

 is only applied to those forms of Andropogon sorghum Wiiich possess 

 demo and dro oping panicles, the colour of the grain being not takn into 

 consideration. 



