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. 
