Varieties of minor Importance. 



85 



nt apox, not koppino: its shape woll whow prosorvcd, vory dark brown 



piirplo (almost hlack) wlion ripe; the flesh H to 5 lines thick, very soft 



and dark colored; the lar<>:e seed two-thirds to four-fifths as long as 



the fruit, one-half to two-thirds as wide as 



long, smooth. (Fig. •i<>-) The stalks and 



branches of the fruit clusters are deep orange 



colored. 



Rare in the Jerid. common in Algeria. A 

 date remarkable for its round shape and very 

 soft, almost black flesh. Flavor peculiar and 

 characteristic, even perfectly ripe fruit re- 

 taining a certain amount of astringency. 

 Nund)er of ofl'shoots imported (from the 

 Jerid), 5. 



TozER Zatd Safra " (p. 100) .—Fruit U to U 

 inches long, one-half to two-thirds as wide a^ 

 long, oblong or oblong egg-shaped, widest near 



Pto. 3<>.(>utliui's of Tanta- 

 boosht seed and iruit. 

 (Natural size.) 



Fig. 37.— Outlin -s of Tozer Zaid 

 Safra seed and fruit. (Natural 

 size.) 



the middle, broad, and rounded nt npex. 

 not kcM^piiig its shajM' well when preserved; 

 the flesji U lines thick, extremely soft and 

 sirupy, nearly black; the relatively large 

 seed about one-half as long as the fruit, 

 two-fifths to one-half as Avide as long, 

 light brown. (Fig. 87.) The leaves are 

 long and very numerous, with short stalks, 

 almost concealing the fruit clusters. 



Common in the Jerid. Flavor charac- 

 teristic, resembling that of Baydh Ham- 

 mam (p. 7(')), not attractive to the writer, 



but much appreciated by the natives. 

 Generally eaten fresh, but sometimes 

 preserved for a short time in skins. 

 Yields heavily. Fruit ripens in the 

 latter part of October. Said at Nefta 

 to be one of the four most salt-resistant 

 varieties. Number of oifshoots im- 

 ported, 9. 



TozER Zaid Khala '' (p. 100). — Fruit 

 1^ to If inches long, three-fifths to 

 two-thirds as wide, inversely egg- 

 shaped or ol)long, broad and rounded 

 at apex, not keeping its shape well 



oThe very similar name " Taser Self is applied to a variety occurring in the 

 Mzab oasis. 



6 Said to be known as Abdul Aziz (or Abd-el-Azaz) in the Oued Souf. A 

 variety of the latter name occurs in the Oued Rirh. 

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Fig. 8«. -Outlines or Tozer Zaid Khala 

 seed and fruit. (Natural size.) 



