missionaries, "toying with typhoid fever," b-it that he is 

 in fine shape now. "With my brother il8on*8 help I was. 

 able to work up the Bash ire date varieties pretty thoroughly. 

 As y ~u state, commercialism has kept the growers pretty well 

 confined to a fow kinds, i discovered onl.7 30 or 35. half 

 of then insignificant. Ksadrwwi appeals to me moat strongly, 

 in view of its performances in the United States, but I aa 

 importing ton or A do sen kinds, some of which will be certain 

 to interest you. I dr> n t kn-^w if your importation of BsrVl 

 WAS srjcceasfnl, but I an gettincr 100 offshoote (they are 

 soaroejfor both Wilson and I agree with yon t at it is the 

 best data o region, rn<! we think that as far as flavor 



alone la concern^ are few better in the world. "T. 



Chalk puts 'Aweydi* ahead of It, and orobably there is not 

 orach to choose, except that offaho.ta of tho latter variety 

 cost ** up apiece* Yon nay have seen thle et, although 

 you do not mention i It is very similar to -Iwezi (Hevei). 

 I fancy some of ny On*n dieooverles will 



orach as *nyt>inp-, 1 have fivn varieties for instance that 

 mat lira bofore Jane 15, nnd a new ford that ripens one nnnth 

 sooner than th rop-ilur article but otherwise can not be 

 distinguished from it Through a friend nt Bahrein I was 

 able to t 1000 jOilasa offshoots and unless something un- 



reueen occurs, I bellove it --vill be mnornble d^y for 

 Cslifornia date culture when they are anloaded et Indlo. 

 Wilson and 1 think that as a corassrcial date this is - 

 equal to the Deglet Joor (although perhaps not as a simple 



.foctionnry) and that its lighter color and attractive 

 appearance -ill make it compete \?uooe88fnlly with that 



hen tn tvo arc placed aids by side in the open market." 



PJP. 



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(issued: 'larch 1$, 191J.) 



