Let L(X) be the free locally convex space over a Tychonoff space X. We show that the following assertions are equivalent:We prove that L(X) is a (DF )-space iff X is a countable discrete space. We show that there is a countable Tychonoff space X such that L(X) is a quasi-(DF )-space but is not a c0-quasibarrelled space. For each non-metrizable compact space K, the space L(K) is a (df )-space but is not a quasi-(DF )-space. If X is a µ-space, then L(X) has the Grothendieck property iff every compact subset of X is finite. We show that L(X) has the Dunford-Pettis property for every Tychonoff space X. If X is a sequential µ-space (for example, metrizable), then L(X) has the sequential Dunford-Pettis property iff X is discrete.2000 Mathematics Subject Classification. Primary 46A03, 46A08; Secondary 54C35.