Bui. 1125, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



PLATE VI, 



Fig. I. — A Camel Load of "Gerideh," or Ribs of the Date-Palm Leaves, 

 Used for Making Packing Crates, Marg, Egypt. 



Photographed by the Author in April, 1920. 



Fig. 2. — Date-Palm Crates after Unpacking at the Government Date 

 Garden, Indio, Calif. 



Photographed in September, 1920. 



