Bui. 53, Bureau of Plant Industry, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



PLATE VII. 



FIG. 1. FLOWER CLUSTER OF MALE DATE 

 PALM JUST EMERGED FROM SHEATH AND 

 LETTING POLLEN ESCAPE. 



FIG. 2. THREE FEMALE FLOWER 

 CLUSTERS. 



FIG. 3. MALE AND FEMALE FLOWERS OF THE DATE PALM, MAGNIFIED. 



