DECEMBER, 1903, TO DECEMBER, 1905. . 193 



15211. Phoenix dacttlifera. Date. 



From Winters, Cal. Received thru Prof. A. V. Stubenrauch in the spring of 

 1904. A large male date palm. 



15212. Phoenix dactylifera. Date. 



From Pomona, Cal. Secured by Prof. A. V. Stubenrauch, from the substation 

 at Pomona, Cal., and transplanted to the Date Garden at Mecca, Cal., in 1904 

 and 1905. 



15213 to 15224. Phoenix dacttlifera. Date. 



From Siwah Oasis, Egypt. Received thru Mr. H. I. Rankin, Fayum, Egvpt, 

 March 23, 1905, in New York. 



A collection of date suckers secured by Mr. Rankin, who made a trip to the oasis 

 of Siwah in February, 1905, to get them. The Arab names are those secured by Mr. 

 Rankin. 



4K213. Gazaley. 



15214. Frcihee. 



15215. Saydy. 



15216. Roghm Gazal. 



"Dried dates from the Oasis of Siwah 

 third in quality of the Siwah dates, 

 to be exported and sold in Egypt. ' 



15221 to 15224. (Numbers assigned to four palms of this shipment whteh 

 arrived without labels. ) 



15225 to 15313. Phoenix dacttlifera. Date. 



From Bassorah, Arabia. Received thru Mr. H. P. Chalk, American consular 

 agent, Bassorah, June 7, 1905. 



A collection of 209 date "suckers purchased from the Arabs by Mr. Chalk in 

 Bassorah. The Arab names are those sent in by Mr. Chalk. 



15225. Bery. 15228. Sayer. 



15226. Helawy. 15229. Gunamy. 



15227. Hevezy. 15230. Khedrwy. 



15231 to 15313. (Numbers assigned to 83 palms which lost their labels in 

 transit. 



15314. Phoenix dacttlifera. Date. 



From Marseille, France. Received thru Champagne Brothers (Limited), August 

 5, 1905. 



Deglet Noor. ' Seed. 



15315 to 15332. 



From Tokyo, Japan. Received thru J. Ikeda & Co., seed growers, Waseda, 

 August 14, 1905. 



15217. 



Kayhy. 





15218. 



Azawy, or Widy. 





15219. 



Male palms. 





15220. 



Saydy. 





ah. According 

 While fresh th 

 ( Rankin. ) 



to Cailliaud they are the 

 ese are packed in baskets 



15315 to 15320. Beassica 



RAPA. 





Turnip. 



15315. Shogoin. 





15318. 



Naga-Kabu. 



15316. Tennoji. 





15319. 



Hino. 



15317. Omi-Kabu. 





15320. 



Kohabu. 



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