48 VARIETIES OF DATE-PALM. 



turity. All animals eat of this kind of Date, and are very 

 fond of them. 



22. Zakdddf — Large and oval, black ; ripens very early, soonest 

 of all. 



23. Nd\fyawee — Long and large, red, good quality ; ripens 



late. 



24. Mdkaresh — Large and round, red, very sweet ; ripens late. 



25. El-Fd — Large and round, red, good quality ; ripens late. 



26. El-Beeyouth — Small and tliin, of a good quality, but having 



very large date stones ; ripens with the earliest. 



27. El-Kddetr — Small and round, black, reteb, good ; mature 

 soon. 



28. El-Hdmaj — Round and large, red, reteb, good ; mature 

 soon. 



29. Arha-drous^ i. e. " Fingers of the Bridegroom " — Long 



and large, red, moderately good; mature late. 



30. Loukd'lee — Large and round, red, good quality ; mature 



late. 



31. Toud'^tee (probably from Touat) — Largish and round, good, 

 red ; mature late. 



32. Shurdn — Largish and round, red, very sweet ; ripens late. 



33. 0mm -ell- Thehdb, i. e. " Mother of Gokl " — Oval, largish, 

 yellow, reteb ; sweeter than any kind of dates ; mature 

 soon. 



34. Tdghe^dsliali — Round and very large, very sweet, yellow ; 

 mature late. 



35. El-Hafdtee — Large and oval-shaped, sweet, and good, 

 lasts long, eaten by the ricli ; mature soon, and of a red 

 colour. 



36. Tdeb — Large size and round, sweet; mature soon, of a red 

 colour. 



37. El-Sunbilbil — Largish and round, good for food ; ripens 

 with the greater part, and yellow. 



38. El-Sameskdl — Large and round, good in every quality ; 



mature soon, yellow colour. 



39. El-Kerbuouivee — Small and round, black ; mature soon. 



40. Mukmu'k — Small and round, yellow, very ordinary sort ; 



mature late. 



41. Sunul — Large and round, red, good quality; mature late. 



42. El-Kard'fes — Small and round, red, ordinary quality ; like 



Muhmuk, mature with the greater part. 



43. El-Kdrtd'ivee — Small and round, yellow, sweet, and good ; 

 mature with the greater part. 



44. Bornee — Large and very long, yellow, good quality ; ripens 

 in the usual date time. 



