eiiAP. vn. GENERAL ACCOU^NTr OF FEZZAN. 275 
Onions. Fine, and plentiful. 
Garlic. Scarce, but very good. 
Red jtepper. V ery good, and plentiful, 
Tomata. Scarce, but good. 
Corn and barley are sown in October and ISTovember, and reaped 
in March and April ; during which time, and until the last month, 
the crops are w^atered twice a week, with much labour, by means of 
small channels cut from the reservoirs at the wells. Guddub or Suf- 
safa, which is a species of clover, is sown in small squares, in 
January and February, and will bear cutting once a fortnight until 
November, when it ceases to grow, and the roots are given to cattle. 
It is very expensive, but fattens horses and camels very quickly. 
Gussub and Gafooly ^^'u, of both kinds, are sown at midsummer, 
and ripen in the autumn ; they are sometimes given in a green state 
to horses ; the stalks then are very sweet, and resemble sugar-canes 
in taste. Many people cultivate these plants, without the intention 
of allowing them to ripen, but merely to supply the horses : by 
pulling the stalks up by the roots, the land is soon again fit for other 
crops. The dry straw is the winter fodder, but extravagantly dear. 
The stalk of the Gafooly sometimes grows to the height of seven 
or eight feet ; the Guddub resembles clover, but is more dehcate. 
The water of Fezzan is universally brackish, and in many places 
quite salt ; and by constantly using it, and comparing the best with 
the worst, some wells appear almost fresh. There are no rivers of 
any description ; but there are stagnant ponds which produce salt, 
and generally cause the agues so prevalent in some parts of the 
country. 
The capital of Fezzan is Morzouk, the latitude of which is 
25° 54' north, and longitude 15° 52' east. The other towns of note 
ai'e, Sockna in the north, Zuela in the east, and Gatrone in the 
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