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Abadieh, Palestine, date cultivation 22-23 



olive growing 21 



"Abu-taba" watermelon. See Watermelon, "Abu-taba." " 



Aegilops ovata, crossing experiments 37 



triticoides, wild wheat, discovery in France 37 



Africa, bread making by negroes 47 



Agriculture, Orient, possibilities, studies 7-8 



Ain Ghazal, village of Palestine, superiority of olives 20 



Hummar, occurrence of emmer 48 



"Akub," use as vegetable in Palestine and description 35 



Algeria, adaptability of wild emmer 52 



flora, species, comparison of number with Palestine 11 



Almond, wild, grafting stock from Palestine, value for nonirrigable lands 14-15 



Amygdalus communis, wild almond, adaptability to United States, descrip- 

 tion, etc 14-15 



orientalis, adaptability to United States, description, etc 15 



Anatolia, cultivation of muskmelons 34 



Apples, grafting stock, introduction from Palestine 16 



Apricot, bitter-seeded variety from Damascus 17 



dog, bitter-seeded variety from Damascus 17 



kelabi, use in manufacture of apricot paste 17 



"Musehniusch kelabi," bitter-seeded variety from Damascus 17 



paste, manufacture, experiments in California 18 



methods 17-18 



use as food, commercial value, etc 17-18 



"Tadmuri," value 17 



varieties in Syria and Palestine, adaptability to United States 17-18 



Aristida pungens, use in bread making in Sahara 47 



Amy, occurrence of wild triticum 43 



Ascherson, flora of Europe, study 38 



opinion as to origin of the cultivation of wheat 50 



references 42. 43 



Asia, wheat, cultivation, early 49 



origin 50 



Astragalus, leguminous plant of Palestine 11 



Athl, use for tannin by Arabs and description 35 



A triplex halimus, saltbush, adaptability to alkaline soils and description 28 



palestina, saltbush, adaptability to alkaline soils 28 



Avena fatua, progenitor of cultivated oats 37 



Bactrians, of Persia, wheat cultivation 40 



Balansa, discovery of Triticum monococcum aegilipoides 40 



Barley, age of crop, comparison with earliest growth of wheat 45 



ancient history, origin, and fatherland, early writings 36-37 



devil's, name of Arabs for wild emmer 45 



Gaza, southern Palestine, use in brewing in England, annual reports. . 32 



Palestine, varieties and description 32 



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