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 3001. Phoenix dactylifera. Date. 



From Algeria. Donated by M. Yahia Ben Kassem, Orleansville, Algeria. Re- 

 ceived through Mr. W. T. Swingle, April, 1899. 



Tadala. Sample fruits of this very early variety of soft date, which is the earliest, 

 and one of the best sorts grown in the M'Zab country in northern Sahara. (See more 

 extensive account under No. 3200.) 



3002! Phoenix dactylifera. Date. 



From Algeria. Donated by M. Yahia Ben Kassem, Orleansville, Algeria, 

 through Mr. W. T. Swingle, April, 1899. 



Timdjouert. (See Xo. 3274. ) Sample fruit. 



3003. Phoenix dactylifera. Date. 



From Algeria. Donated by Mr. Yahia Ben Kassem, Orleansville, Algeria, 

 through Mr. W. T. Swingle, April, 1899. 



Bent kebela. This number includes a few sample dates of this variety, which is 

 said by Mr. Yahia to be one of the best sorts of soft dates grown in the M'Zab 

 country in northern Sahara. It is considered third in order of merit, ranking after 

 the Tadala and Timdjouert. 



3004. Bromus inermis. Smooth brome grass. 



From South Dakota. Grown by the United States Experiment Station at 

 Brookings. (See No. 2964.) 



3005. Coulutea cruenta. Bladder senna. 



From France. Received through Mr. W. T. Swingle, March, 1899. 



Baguenaudier du Levant. An ornamental half-hardy leguminous shrub, 5 or 6 feet 

 high, bearing, in June and July, numerous red-purple flowers, with a yellow spot at 

 the base of the standard; pods reddish in color. 



3006. Capparis inermis. Spineless caper. 



From France. Received through Mr. W. T. Swingle, March, 1899. 



Caprier sans epine. An improved variety of the caper. The buds are much easier 

 to gather than those of the ordinary spiny sort. This variety is said to come true 

 from seed. For the serniarid regions of the Southwest. See Xo. 2164, Inventory Xo. 

 5, for cultural directions. 



3007. Ceanothus azureus (?). California lilac. 



From France. Received through Mr. W. T. Swingle, March, 1899. 



Gloire de Versailles. A low ornamental shrub, possibly a hybrid of Ceanothus 

 azureus and C. americanus, producing a profusion of large, deep-blue flowers. 



3008. Elaeagnus angustifolia. Elaeagnus. 



From France. Received through Mr. W. T. Swingle, March, 1899. 



Chalef argentS or Chalef a feuitte etroite. A large shrub or small tree, 15 to 20 feet 

 high, often called wild olive, or oleaster, and sometimes Jerusalem willow. Though 

 a native of the Mediterranean regions, it is said to endure the climate of South 

 Dakota. "The foliage is late in breaking out, so that it escapes late frosts, and the 

 roots go deeply into the earth, thus enabling it to withstand periods when the rain- 

 fall is so light that many other sorts fail." (Davis.) 



"The silvery whiteness of the foliage of this tree renders it a most conspicuous 

 object in plantations; and hence, in any landscape where it is wished to attract the 

 eye to a particular point, it may be usefully employed." (Loudon.) The red-brown 

 fruits which ripen in autumn highten the ornamental effect of this plant. The fruit, 

 as well as that of other species, is edible. (See Xos. 1114 and 1158, Inventory Xo. 2.) 



