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2216. Chamaerops humilis. Palm. 



From France. Received through Mr. W. T. Swingle, February 13, 1899. 

 (See No. 1932.) 



2217. Chamaerops humilis argentea. Palm. 



From France. Received through Mr. W. T. Swingle, February 13, 1899. 

 (See No. 1932.) 



2218. DlPLOTHEMIUM CAMPESTRE. Palm. 

 From France. Received through Mr. W. T. Swingle, February 13, 1899. 



A stemless Brazilian ornamental palm, with pinnate leaves, silvery beneath. 



2219. Diplothemium maritimum. Palm. 



From France. Received through Mr. W. T. Swingle, February 13, 1899. 

 A stemless Brazilian ornamental palm. 



2220. Phoenix. Palm. 



From France. Received through Mr. W. T. Swingle, February 13, 1899. 

 Listed as P. paradenia, an ornamental palm. 



2221. Phoenix dactylifera. Date. 



From France. Received through Mr. W. T. Swingle, February 13, 1899. 



" Tozeur " dates from Nefta, Tunis ; these are good dates, but seem to be inferior 

 to the "Deglet noor" from Biskra, Algeria. The seed is certainly larger. (TV. T. 

 Swingle.) 



2222. Phoenix dactylifera. Date. 



From France. Received through Mr. W. T. Swingle, February 13, 1899. 



2223. Phoenix dactylifera. Date. 



From France. Received through Mr. W. T. Swingle, February 13, 1899. 



"Deglet noor." Possibly more select than No. 2222. The seed of these dates is 

 very small, which is a good character. 



2224. Phoenix dactylifera. Date. 



From France. Received through Mr. W. T. Swingle, February 13, 1899. 



These dates were of exceptionally good quality when I tested them, but were sold 

 without any indication of origin. 



2225. Citrus limetta. Lime. 



From Botanic Gardens, Trinidad. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fair- 

 child (No. 75), 1899. 



"Trinidine" Lime, a chance seedling in the Trinidad Botanic Gardens, character- 

 ized by the unusually large size. Largest fruits seen 8r 6 by 9| inches in circum- 

 ference. Mr. Hart, the director, says they grow twice that size. The tree a vigorous 

 grower and good producer. For Floridaand California. 



2226. Ooffea stenophylla. Coffee. 



From Trinidad. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (No. 76), 

 1899. 



A free-growing species producing an abundance of small, deep-purple berries. 

 Beans small and roundish, smaller than Arabian coffee. Flavor of very high order. 



