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The two sexes are known to flower, though the flowers of the male or those of the female may be in the ''''cuss'''' (vase) or a kind of pouch from which then the female's are also produced; they are the same as the male's but longer and thinner. By a tradition of the wise ancient Egyptians, the hard-working Arab man, who obtains the biggest and best fruit, cuts the ''''Dakar'''' (the male flower) from the male pouch, splits it into various pieces, and puts one in the center of the ''''Nitaie'''' (the female flower). He then ties it so it does not fall and so that the air, agitating them both, lets dust into the female flowers to fertilize them, creating a forced union instead of having to wait for the spontaneous arrival of the season's winds. This way, one male can fertilize hundreds of females. | The two sexes are known to flower, though the flowers of the male or those of the female may be in the ''''cuss'''' (vase) or a kind of pouch from which then the female's are also produced; they are the same as the male's but longer and thinner. By a tradition of the wise ancient Egyptians, the hard-working Arab man, who obtains the biggest and best fruit, cuts the ''''Dakar'''' (the male flower) from the male pouch, splits it into various pieces, and puts one in the center of the ''''Nitaie'''' (the female flower). He then ties it so it does not fall and so that the air, agitating them both, lets dust into the female flowers to fertilize them, creating a forced union instead of having to wait for the spontaneous arrival of the season's winds. This way, one male can fertilize hundreds of females. | ||
The pollen of the male palm smells similar to its sperm, the Arabs thought of it, therefore, as an aphrodisiac and would sometimes eat it. | The pollen of the male palm smells similar to its sperm, the Arabs thought of it, therefore, as an aphrodisiac and would sometimes eat it. | ||
The female pollen was able to be fertilized by the male | The female pollen was able to be fertilized by the male even from a far distance because of a strong, fundamental attraction between them from the universe. If this procedure were carried out in Europe, fruit would be produced as a result of this phenomenon of attraction. | ||
=== Metamorphosis of the Palm === | === Metamorphosis of the Palm === | ||
I was assured by many palm growers that they had seen a male plant become female, and had even seen some become hermaphroditic; in Arabic, ''''Hente'''' ,that is, ''''half male and half female.'''' | I was assured by many palm growers that they had seen a male plant become female, and had even seen some become hermaphroditic; in Arabic, ''''Hente'''' ,that is, ''''half male and half female.'''' | ||