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u Casaba" muskmelon. See Muskmelon, >; Casaba." 



ob 



Caspian Sea, reierence 



Cenomanian limestones. See Limestones. Cenomanian. 

 Ceratonia siliqua. See Carob tree. 



Cereals, ancient history, origin, and fatherland, early writings *-tf# 



cultivation, origin 



Europe 



Palestine, varieties and description |*2-33 



primitive, characteristics 



rachis, brittle 



wild prototypes in Palestine, description 



studies, summary 



See also Barley, Einkorn, Emmer. Oats, Rye. and Wheat. 



Chateaubriand, reference 



Chemlali olives. See Olives, Chemlali. 



Chick-pea, desirability of introduction from Crimea and Caucasus 6" 



harvesting in Palestine, difficulties and remedies 30 



Palestine, adaptability for dry-farming regions of United States. ... 31 



southern, corrosive nature of stalks, causes 30 



races, importance of selection, experiments at Tiberias 30-31 



types, adaptability to various conditions and soils ^ 30 



valuable legume of Palestine, varieties, description, etc 29-31 



yield, value, and adaptability as rotation crop in Palestine 29 



China, wheat, early cultivation 



Christ-thorn, adaptability to United States and description W-M 



Cicer arietinum. See Chick-pea. 



Ci^-Jordan region, need of exploration for wild emmer *» 



Citrullus colocvnthis, exportation to United States and description 35 



medicinal plant of Palestine 3o 



vulgaris, cultivation in Palestine 



Citrus aurantium, bitter orange grafting stock ^ 



Climate and rainfall, Palestine 



Colocvnth, seeds, use in bread making in Siwah ' 



Constantinople, watermelons, shipment from Palestine 34 



Crataegus azarolus. adaptability to United States, description, etc 15-lb 



use as stock for pear grafting, experiments in Palestine. . . . 

 orientalis. Palestine fruit, adaptability to United States, descrip- 



.... 16 

 tion. etc . 



sinaica, Palestine fruit, adaptability to United States, description. 



10 



etc , 



Crucifiers, seeds, use for food by Touaregs 



Cucumis chate, cultivation in Palestine 



melo, cultivation in Palestine 



dudaim, cultivation in Palestine 



Cucurbitacese, cultivation in Palestine 



Cultivation, cereals, origin 



Cynara auranitica, use as vegetable in Palestine and description *> 



syriaca, use as vegetable in Palestine and description » 



" Dalaika " wheat . See Wheat , ' ; Dalaika . ' ' 



growing, experiments, results, and causes ** 



"Damaoui" orange. See Orange, "Damaoui." 



Damascus, cultivation of LTordeum distichon 



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