108 INDEX. 



Page. 



Dry dates, characteristics 60,96 



value as vegetarian food 73 



El Hamma oasis (Gabes) 19 



(Jerid) 17 



El Oudiane oasis 16 



Fertility of soils 35 



Folklore of date palm___^ 14,46 



Fruit clusters, removal from very young trees 50 



straddling to prevent breaking of stalks 51 



Fteemy variety 57, 59, 68, 106 



alkali resistance 70 



botanical characters 68-69, 106 



commercial importance 69,70 



geographical distribution and abundance 69 



keeping quality 70 



productiveness 70 



rapid development of palms '. 69, 70 



time of ripening 70 



Ftirni. See Fteemy. 



Gabes oasis 19-20 



Gafsa oasis i 20-21 



Gardens, characteristics 13, 55 



protection from sand 14 



size and value 41-42 



sunken 16, 19 



Gasb Haloo variety 90 



Gasby variety 87, 102 



Geography 11-21 



Germ pore of date seed 94 



Giant cells of date 95 



Goondy variety 88, 103 



Groups of varieties, synopsis 96-97 



Guern-el-Rhezal variety 90 



Gypsum content of soils 34,38 



Halooa Bayda variety 75,99 



Hamra variety 83, 98 



Harvesting dates 52-54 



Heat, total in Tunisian oases 24-26 



Horra variety 59, 71, 98 



Humidity, atmospheric 26-27 



effect on ripening of dates 19 



Implements. See Tools. 



Importation of offshoots 10,56 



Irrigation 28-33, 47-48 



amount of water used 29,47 



chemical composition of water 30-31 



frequency at different seasons 47-48 



methods 33, 47 



newly planted palms 47 



relation to ripening of dates 48 



saline or alkaline water used 40,48 



system of canals and dams 31-33 



Iteema variety 89, 106 



Jerid oasis 11-17 



Karooy variety 88, 104 



Kenta variety 59,72,97 



Kenteeshy variety 84, 99 



Key to the varieties 97-106 



Khadraya variety 90 



Khalt Boo Fagoos variety 91 



Deglaowia variety 81, 104 



Gama variety 91 



Hameed variety 89, 106 



Horraowia variety 82, 105 



Kebeer variety 91 



Kentaowia variety 91 



92 



