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The Fumigation of Citrus Trees in Palestine
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 July 2009
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The cultivation of citrus trees in Palestine is by no means modern, for as far back as the tenth century A.D. the Arabs discovered the “ bitter orange ” in Northern India, and it was, in all probabllity, brought into this country shortly afterwards. Jacques de Vitry, who made a visit to Palestine in the 13th century, mentions several varieties of citrus.
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