VARIETIES OF MINOR IMPORTANCE. 



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Fiii. 45.— Outlines of Karooy seed 

 and fruit. (Natural size.) 



niodoratoly swoot. flavor n<j:roonl)lo. similar to that of llic drv dates, 

 Nuiiilu'r of offslioots iiii|)ort('d. .'». 



Tkxaseex (p. lO.')). — French ortho£rraphy. Tanossin or Tonassine.) 

 Fruit 1§ to IJ inolu's Ion*;, about oncdialf as wide, ohlono-, not kccp- 

 in<r its sha])o well when preserved, black 

 when ri|)e; the flesh xcrv soft, nearly 

 black: the seed al)out t hi'ee-fifths as lonir 

 as the frnit. about one-third as wide as 

 lon<:\ rather dai'k bi'own. 



Kai-e in the Jerid, coniinon in the Oned 

 Sonf and Oued Rirh in Al<;eria. The 

 flavor of the very sweet, soft, dark-col- 

 ored flesh su^ofests Tozer Zaid Safra (see 

 p. 85), but is more a<rreeable. Is said to 

 ripen in October. Crown of folia«je hor- 

 izontal, umbrella-like. One oH'.shoot imi)orted from the Jerid. 



rrp:EMA {p. IOC)). — (French ortho<r- 

 raj)hy, Ytima.) The name means 

 "an orplian uirl." Fruit sli<;htly 

 more than 2 inches loni:-. about one- 

 half as wide, Avidest at or near the 

 middle, rounded at base, somewhat 

 l)ointed and conspicuously not sym- 

 metrical at apex, not keepinof its 

 shape well when preserved, chestnut 

 brown, with a siio-ht purple tinge 

 when ripe, the surface shiny; the 

 flesh over 2 lines thick, extremely 

 soft; the seed nearly one-half as long as the fruit, about two-fifths as 

 wide as long, chestnut colored. (Fig. -IG.) 

 Rare in the Jerid, connnon in the Al- 

 gerian oases. A very handsome date, with 

 sirupy, translucent flesh, extremely sweet, 

 rather insipid in flavor. An early ripen- 

 ing sort, maturing in the Jerid at the end 

 of September (according to Masselot). 

 Eaten fresh. Number of offshoots im- 

 ported, 15 (2 only from Tunis, the rest 

 from Algeria). 



KiiALT Hameed (p. lOG). — Fruit Ij 

 inches long, about one-half as wide, elliptical in form, generally 

 slightly narrowed at both ends, keeping its shape well when preserved, 

 bright maroon when ripe ; the flesh H lines thick, rather firm, not very 

 sugary; the seed smooth, more than one-half as long as the fruit, 

 about two-fifths as w^ide as long, widest above the middle. (Fig. 47.) 



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Fig. 41).— Outlino.s of Iteema seed and 

 fruit. (Natural size.) 



FiG.47.— Outlines of Khalt Hameed 

 seed and fruit. (Natural size.) 



