A History of Agriculture in India v2.c53.s8.2

v2.c53.s8.2

The Arabs specialized in the culture of date-palms. According to Swingle, the date-palm produces more well-mineralized, highly flavoured and nutritious human food per acre than any other temperate-zone crop. While it has its feet in running water, its head is in the fires of heaven. In the date-gardens of Iraq, two tiers of crops are grown below the date-palms, viz. fruit-trees like olives, almonds, pomegranates, peaches, oranges and lemons, and below them vegetables, berries and flowers.