100 DATE VARIETIES AND DATE CULTURE IN TUNIS. 



both ends, the ventral ohaniiel open throughout its length, the germ pore 

 a little above the middle; giant cells mostly spheriral, some short ellip- 

 tical, a few angular, orange rufous (IV, i;:5) in color; bi'anches of the 



fruit clusters light orange Molh Bcgry (p. TG). 



Fruit, wider (it or above the middle than at the base, very dark brotvn or black 

 lohen ripe. 



Fruit ovate, rather ahruptUj uarroired near the soiiieicJiat pointed apex, 40 to 

 42.."> mm. long, from a little le.ss to a little more than one-half as wide; 

 bright orange lietore maturity, dark- ehestiiut (IV, 9) with a tliKje of 

 maroon (IV. 2) irlien ripe; tlesh about 4 nun. thick; seed 20 to 2."t nun. 

 long, one-third to two-tifths as wide, burnt umber color (III. S). the 

 ventral channel open, the germ pore above the middle ; giant cells nearly 

 all rounded, either spherical or short elliptical, one and one-half to two 

 times as long as wide, tawny (V, 1) colored: branches of the fruit clus- 

 ters orange liai/dli llaninian (p. 77). 



Fruit oblonn or somewhat ohovate, rounded at the broad apex, black or nearly 

 so irhen ripe. 



Fruit oblonn or obloiKj orate. >!."» to 40 mm. long, generally more than one-half to 

 two-thirds as wide, brifiht orange before maturity, very dark browti 

 (almost black) wJien ripe, skin where loose raw umber (III, 14) colored; 

 flesh H nun. thick ; seed about one-half as long as the fruit, two-fifths to 

 one-half as wide as long, llylit hroirii {beticeeii Isabella (III, 2:^) and 

 fairn (111,22) color), the ventral channel open ncarlyor quite throughout 

 its length, the germ pore considerably above the middle, very distinct; 

 giant cells mostly angular (quadrangvilar) but many spherical, ferru- 

 ginous (IV, 10) in color Tozer Zald Hafra (p. 8.">). 



Fruit genernlly oblong obovate, 37..1 to 42. .j mm. long, three-tifths to two-thirds 

 as wide, dark maroon (IV. 2) before maturity, black when ripe; flesh 

 about 4 mm. thick ; seed about two-fifths as long as the fruit, two-fifths 

 as wide as long, burnt umber color (III, 8) the ventral channel almost 

 completely closed, the dorsal circle at the middle, not very distinct; 

 giant cells nearly all rounded, mostly spherical, ferruginous (IV, 10) in 

 color Tozer Zald KJiula (p. 85). 



Firm Broad Seift Dates. " 



Flesh thin (not c.reeedlng .L") mm. hi tJiickness). beeonilng very firm and dry, 

 more than half of It consisting of a white fibrous core, fruit .11 vim. long. 



Angoo.O' 



Flesh thick (at least ) mm. In thickest part), nrjt becoming very dry, the white 

 fibrous core formi)ig much less tJian half of Its thickness, fruit at least 

 32.5 mm. long. 



Skin loosening in a network e>f narrow irrinkles as well as large .^oft blisters, 

 orange rufous (IV, 13) where loo.se ; fruit 35 to 37.5 nnn. long, ovate or 

 oblong ovate in outline, widest at or beloir the middle, puridish. maroon 

 (IV, 2) or bay colored (IV, 5) when ripe; flesh 4 to 5 mm. thick, firm 

 yet tender; seed averaging 22 mm. long and 9 mm. wide, russet (III, IG) 

 colored, the ventral channel open ; giant cells in a well-defined zone, 

 very small, irregularly quadrangular with rounded angles, to nearly 

 elliptical or spberi<-al in outline, wax yellow (VI. 7) to -'range (VI, 3) 

 in color; branches of the fruit clusters deep orange Kseba (p. 77). 



tSkin loosening in large soft blisters but not developing a network of narrow 

 wrinkles. 



Fruit about 37.') mm. long. 22 to 2(i mm. wide, ovate (iridest near the base), the 

 surface dull, orange colored before maturity, between maroon (IV, 2) and 

 prune p\irple (VIII. 1) when ripe; skin where loose ochraceous (V. 7) to 

 russet (III, 10) ; flesh 3 to 4 nnn. thick, the central white fibrous core 

 forming nearly one-half the total thickness; seed 18 or 19 mm. long, 

 9 or 10 mm. wide, narrowed at both ends, the ventral channel frequently 



"This is i>roperly a dry date and is described on j). 97; but on account of its 

 smooth, blistered "rather" than wrinkled skin it might be sought in this part 

 of the key. 



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