102 DATE VARIETIES AND DATE CULTURE IN TUNIS. 



(III. IT)), surface dnl! ; fiesJi 6 to 7 nun. tliick. rather tough; seed 25 to 

 30 mm. lon,ii:. about oue-third as wide, the ventral channel very open; 

 f/iant cells rariahlr in xltopr. nmny uu<iuJ(ir or shurj) polntal. others 

 spherical or elliptif-al. 1 to 3 times (the fireat majority 1 to 1*. times) as 

 long as wide, ferruginous (IV, 10) in color; branches of the fruit clus- 

 ters bright orange Sai/ha Boo Dm (p. 80). 



Fruit not cxccctliitfj o2.o >ni)i. loin/, fjiant cells icith rounded outlines, none or 

 very few angular. 



Fruit not curred. 50 to .52.5 mm. long, about 20 mm. wide, oblong, somewhat 

 pointed, yellowish to reddish orange I)efore maturity, deep maroon 

 (IV. 2) to prune purple (VIII, I) vhen ripe, the skin i-usset (III. lO) 

 where loose, shiny ; flesh 5 to G nmi. thick, soft ; seed slender, 23 to 20 

 nun. long, less than one-third as wide, between russet (III, 10) and I»urnt 

 umber (III, 8) colored, the ventral channt>l narrow, open; giant cells 

 mostly elliptical, many spherical, a few rod-shaped (more than twice as 

 long as wide) none angular, deep ferruginous (IV, 10) in color; branches 

 of the fi-uit clusters orange Okht Ftecnnj (p. 70). 



Fruit more or less curved or, if straif/ht, hay (IV, 5) to light maroon (IV, 2) in 

 color. 



Fruit straight or nearly so, 40 to 50 mm. long, two-fifths to nearly one-half as 

 wide, oblong or somewhat obovate in outline, not l-eeping its shape irell 

 when ripe, conspicuously mucronate. orange before maturity, hay (IV. 5) 

 colored when ripe, skin where loose russet (III. 10). shiny; flesh -'/ to .*? 

 mm. thick, very soft and sirupy; seed 25 to 28 mm. long, two-sevenths to 

 one-third as wide, broad and rounded at both ends, ventral channel closed 

 near the middle or open throughout ; giant cells usually spherical but 

 often short elliptical, never angular, rarely more than one and one-half 

 times as long as wide, orange (VI. 3) to russet (III. 10) colored; 

 branches of the fruit clusters l>right orange Rltars" (]>. TO). 



Fruit more or less curred, keeping its shape well when ripe, flesh not more than 

 'i mm. thick, rather firm. 



Skin mostly loose, light yellow (between saffron (VI. -l) and maize (VI, 21) ). 

 hlistering conspicuouxly in ripe fruit; fruit about 50 mm. long, less than 

 two-fifths as wide, oblong, often somewhat larger near the apex than 

 elsewhere, between bay (IV. 5) and maroon (IV, 2) when ripe, its sur- 

 face shiny ; fiesh 2.5 to 3.5 nun. tliick. rather soft ; seed 27 to 2S mm. 

 long, about one-third as wide, generally somewhat curved, between fawn 

 (III. 22) and cinnamon (III. 20) colored, the ventral channel open, the 

 germ pore consideraldy above the middle, conspicuous; giant cells s])her- 

 ical to short elliptical (the great majority less than twice as long as 

 wide), none angular, deep ferruginous (IV, 10) in color; branches of 

 the fruit clusters orange Kharoohy (p. 80). 



Skin not conspicuously hlistered, russet (III. 10) or hazel (IV. 12) colored. 



Fruit 45 nun. long. 20 mm. wide, oblong, tapering slightly to the ai)ex. J)ay 

 (IV, 5) to light maroon (IV, 2) in color ivhen ripe, rather shiny; flesh 

 3.5 to .'i mm. thick, rather tough; seed 27 to 30 mm. long, about one-thiixl 

 as wide, russet (111. 10). its surface roughened with fine wrinkles, the 

 ventral channel o]ien. the germ ])ore below the middle; giant cellf^ 

 spherical to lod -shaped, inanji of them 3 times as long as iride, )\onc 

 angular, rair sienna (V. 2) in color; branches of the fruit clusters 

 orange Lagoo (p. 80). 



Fruit 45 to 50 mm. long, about two-fifths as wide, oblong, often strongly curved, 

 rerg dark prune purple (VIII. 1) with a consi)icuous liloom when ripe; 

 skin rather tough, not shiny; flesh 2 mm. thick; seed 25 to 30 mm. long, 

 about one-third as wide, russet (III, 10), often curved, the ventral chan- 

 nel narrow, open; giant cells sometimes angular or pointed, the majority 

 spherical, feir more than one and one-half tinies as long as wide, orange 

 ochraceous (V. 3) in color; branches of the fruit clusters deep orange. 



Gashy (p. 87). 



a Descriptiou suiiplemented from fruit from Tempe, Ariz., garden, borne by 2 

 palms originally from Biskra. Algeria. 



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