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INTRODUCTION ............... 185 



SlNO-lRANICA ................ 208 



ALFALFA ................. 208 



THE GRAPE-VINE .............. 220 



THE PISTACHIO ............... 246 



THE WALNUT ............... 254 



THE POMEGRANATE .............. 276 



SESAME AND FLAX .............. 288 



THE CORIANDER ............... 297 



THE CUCUMBER ............... 300 



CHIVE, ONION, AND SHALLOT ........... 302 



GARDEN PEA AND BROAD BEAN .......... 305 



SAFFRON AND TURMERIC ............ 309 



SAFFLOWER ................ 324 



JASMINE ................. 329 



HENNA ................. 334 



THE BALSAM-POPLAR ............. 339 



MANNA ....... ...... > 343 



ASAFOETIDA ................ 353 



GALBANUM ................ 363 



OAK-GALLS ................ 367 



INDIGO ................. 370 



RICE .................. 372 



PEPPER ................. 374 



SUGAR ................ . 376 



MYROBALAN ... ............. 378 



THE "GOLD PEACH" ............. 379 



F U-TSE ................. 379 



BRASSICA ...... ....... ; . . . 380 



CUMMIN ................. 383 



THE DATE-PALM .............. 385 



THE SPINACH ............... 392 



SUGAR BEET AND LETTUCE 



RICINUS ............. .... 403 



THE ALMOND ................ 405 



THE FIG ...... ........... 410 



THE OLIVE ...... .......... 415 



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