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Title: Dates of Egypt and the Sudan
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: Mason, Silas C. (Silas Cheever), b. 1857
Subjects: Date Date
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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DATES OF EGYPT AND THE SUDAN. Table I.âMeteorological data for stations in the three great climatic zones of Egypt andthe Sudan, showing the characteristic date varieties for each type of climate. Mean relative humidity. Mean temperature(°F.). Heat units above 64.4° F., May 1 to Oct. 31. Zone and locality. Annual. February toOctober. Varieties of dates grown. Maritime subtropical: 68746962 68.3268.9567.2869.98 70.36 70.8670.8673.68 2,0492,1912,1792,714 lAglany, Amri, Bint Aischa,> Hayany, Kobi, Samany,Zagloul. Port Said Desert subtropical: 1 Amhat, Hamrawi, Hayany,f Siwah. Heluan 54 68.90 72.54 2,596 Siut (Assiut) 5336 39 70.2973.92 77.30 74.0878.40 81.92 3,1473,675 4,296 Dakhleh Saidy, Sultany, Tamr, Ham- rawi, Falig.Barakawi, Bartamoda, Desert tropical: Gondeila, Ibrimi.) Wadi Haifa.... 34243833 77.0581.8481.7382.95 81.5485.6184.9585.69 4,1604,7084,4544,396 ;Ibrimi, Barakawi, Ben- i tamoda, Gondeila, Kosha, Atbara Kuima. J THE MARITIME SUBTROPICAL ZONE. , Of the 22 varieties

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