keeping qualities chiefly consumed locally ; grown in Lr. Egt ; 

 Occasionally a white var (c) is grown as well as the Giant red 

 Rocca of Naples (d) both to a small scale. 



Deep loam, inclining to sandy thoroughly worked and well stocked 

 with humus ; liberal manuring. Better useSebach Baladior f. y. m. ave- 

 rage 70 75 hernias per fdn ; applied 3045 days after transpl . (canal 

 system) and during transpl. (River banks) ; No water on River banks ; 

 usually no water is necessary before manuring and during the 25 last 

 days of ripening (Canal system) ; promptly harvest at maturity pro- 

 duce varies from 50 160 kantars aver: on good land 100 120 k. 

 Aver : price 15 P. T. per kantar. 



Green onions (Bassal Akhdar) may be obtained at any time from 

 sets of bulbs harvest after 40 days. 



Seed is obtained by planting either whole bulbs or sets of them 

 about 12 harvest 4 months later. 



Allium porrum ; Kourrat ; Leek ; Liliaceae. 



I : (a) Abou-Shousha or Common Leek (b) Baladi. 



II : Both by s^ed. 



III : End of January . 



IV: (a) Beginning of 7; on ridges, both sides; 60 65 cm. 

 between the ridges and 15 between the plants, (b) not transpl. but 

 broad-casted in buls. 



V : (a) begins 3 3.5 months after transpl. .and may continue 

 till the end of 12. 



VI : (a) One ; (b) Occupies the land for 1 or 2 years, generally 

 one; first case 12 15 cuttings; second case 2430. It requires four 

 months to run into seed, generally from June to October. 



VII: (a) Bulbs and lower portion of leaves eaten cooked, (b) 

 The leaves, which possess a somewhat onion tasto and smell are eaten 

 raw as a relish. 



VIII: (I)) docs not develop a valuable bull) ; il is of a comparati- 

 vely smaller growth not attaining the size of var : (a) ; the leaves are 

 succulent and much narrow. The 1 wo first cutMngs are of a little value 

 the bavc\; b 'ing narrow and coarse generally they are not eaten. 



A light loam is necessary liberal manuring in the form of S. 

 Baladi. particularly in the case (l>) ; copious waterings are also wanted. 



