picked and allowed to ripen in a dry closed place. It the fruits have 

 not reached their full size, the whole plant may be pulled with the 

 fruits on and hung in a dry place. 



VII: This is a much esteemed esculent, either raw or cooked. 

 It possesses refreshing, app3tising and corrective properties. Exter- 

 nally it is often used as a cooling poultice. The half-ripe fruit 

 is often pickled. The dead-ripe fruits are crushed and the concen- 

 trated juice, after the removal of the seed and skins, is salted and 

 canned for later use. The fruit is cooked iu a great variety of ways - 

 excellent ingredient for salads, etc. 



VIII : The young seedlings planted in December require protection 

 from North winds, cold and frost. 



In Egypt, the vines are not trained but let to trail on the ground. 

 A loose, deep, moist loam with available fertility is wanted ; manu- 

 ring is the main point in growing the crop. Both Coufri and Baladi 

 are used, the latter being preferred. Heavy manuring is requi- 

 red for a g)od crop ; however, if too-much is used, it ma- 

 kes the plants run much to vine and delays fruiting. Apply 

 half of your manure when the plants are about 25 cm. high and 

 the remaining half when tin fruits aiv about the sixe of a 

 walnut. 



Frequent and regular waterings are necessary. Lessen the appli- 

 cation of water when the plant is in flower. 



Frequent stirring of surface soil and careful weeding. For seed 

 choose some of the biggest fruits, earliest ripened specimens, of per- 

 fect shape with no core, crack or rot about them and evenly ripened. 



The crop is of the most paying. Average produce per fedn. about 

 100 cantars. 



Malva parvifbra: Khoubbeza ; The small-flowred 

 mallow : Malvaceae. 



II: By seed, sown broadcast in beds. The plant being of a sprea- 

 ding nature it ought to be either sown thin or better in rows about 

 1 ft. apart. 



Ill : During September and October. 



V : Harvesting begins about 1 month after sowing. 



