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transverse scars. Flesh three-sixteenths inch thick, 

 dark golden brown in color, firm but tender, some- 

 times granular. Seed hazel in color, one inch long, 

 five-sixteenths inch wide, ventral channel shallow, 

 sometimes broadly open and at other times partly 

 closed, germ pore in center. Flavor very sweet 

 but not cloying. Season from September 15 to 

 October 1. 



Turunja, Tronja, Troundja, The Citron {Citrus 

 medico), a name probably suggested by its shape. 

 A large, nearly spherical, soft date of Tunisia which 

 has produced excellent fruits in California. It 

 ripens in October. If allowed to remain on the palm 

 it becomes practically a dry date. The variety is 

 not common in its native home, but is highly esteemed 

 by the natives; Europeans usually find it too sweet 

 for a continued diet. 



Kearney describes the fruit as perfectly round 

 or nearly so, one and one-half to two inches in greatest 

 diameter, maroon to prune purple when ripe, dull 

 orange brown before maturity. Skin, where loose, 

 tawny. Flesh three-eighths inch thick, firm or 

 even tough, sugary. Seed very thick, six-tenths to 

 seven-tenths as long as the fruit, three-fifths as long 

 as wide, much furrowed, ventral channel closed, germ 

 pore not distinguishable. Flavor rich, extremely 

 sweet, cloying. 



Usta'amran. See Sayir. 



Wahi, The Oasis Date, a variety grown in 

 several of the western oases of Egypt and also in the 

 province of Gizeh. Offshoots imported into the 



