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Bul. 271, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. PLATE IV. 
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| Fig. 1.—A DATE GROVE, CHIEFLY OF THE SAIDY VARIETY, NEAR THE VILLAGE OF 
RASHIDA IN THE DAKHLEH OASIS. 
The giant tree in the center is.a male. 
| Fig. 2.—DATE TREES, CHIEFLY BARAKAWI, ALONG THE NILE IN DONGOLA PROVINCE, 
) BELOW MEROWE, SHOWING “MOTHER AND DAUGHTER”? SYSTEM OF GROWTH. : 
Note the sakieh used for irrigation. 
