72 ECONOMIC CONDITIONS [No. 61 Khamis Abidra market with raisins. Taif is especially famous for its vines. The blossoms and leaves of the jujube tree contain honey—dew, from which is made the excellent honey of the Yeshbum valley, while the fruit is dried and pounded for food. Roses are grown at Taif for distilla.ti>ocn at Mecca, whence attar of roses goes all over the Mohammedan world. ' Vegetables are grown in various cases, especially at Medina. Kat, a Sl1>I‘1lb of Yemen, grown chiefly between Taiz and Yerim, is greatly prized in Arabia for the stimulating qualities of its leaves. It can be grown only at an altitude of 4,000 to 5,000 feet, in soil free from sand, so that its cultivation cannot be extended inidLefinit.ely. Fodder. Lucerne is grown for fodder in many parts of Arabia. In Asir it is a favourite winter crop; it is also grown in the Aden interior, Oman, Koweit, Bahrein and other Persian Gulf islands, J ebel Shammar, &c. In the Aden interior, where there is a large production of maize and millet, the stalks and leaves are largely used. Along the coast of Oman animals are fed on fish—heads boiled up with date- stones, &c. Anim/als and Animal Prod/2zrcts.——Asses, camels, goats, horses, mules and sheep are the most important animals of Arabia, and ghi, hides and skins, honey and wool the chief animal products. Asses. Very fine asses are bred in Hejaz, Yemen, and Nejd. They are of great value for transport pur- poses, and are better suited than oamels for the hard surfaces of the /mrra desert. The white asses of Hasa and Mecca are widely known: a good Mecca ass can surpass a camel in speed. Many Arab asses are sold in Muscat to Persia. In Bahrein and Hasa a fine breed is reared, and in Bahrein donkeys are used for all transport purposes. Camels. Arabia is the chief camel—breeding country of the world, but as no Arab living in Azrabia can accumulate capital sufficient for large deals, the