VARIETIES INCLUDED IN THE KEY BUT NOT IMPORTED. 



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FIG. 51. Outlines of Khalt Menakhry 

 seed and fruit. (Natural size.) 



colored when ripe; the skin, where loose, yellow; the flesh about 1J 

 lines thick, extremely soft, light colored, translucent ; the slender seed 

 about three-fifths as long as the fruit, not more than one-third as 

 wide as long. (Fig. 50.) The trunk 

 is slender, the leaves numerous, short, 

 and comparatively long-stalked. 



Said to be widely distributed in the 

 Jerid, although the writer failed to se- 

 cure offshoots. The offshoots are said 

 to be worth 75 cents to $1.15 apiece, a 

 price that would indicate this to be a 

 highly esteemed variety. The fruit, 

 said to be eaten only when fresh, is ex- 

 tremely soft and very sweet and rich, 

 but soon cloys. Ripens in October. . 



KHALT MENAKHRY (p. 105). The name signifies a "Khalt re- 

 sembling Menakher." a Fruit of the soft type, from nearly to more 

 than 2 inches long, about one-half as wide, egg-shaped, narrowed 



from about the middle to 

 the broad, rounded apex, 

 keeping its shape well 

 when preserved, dark pur- 

 plish maroon when ripe; 

 the flesh 2 to 3 lines thick, 

 firm, yet very sugary ; the 

 seed about one-half as 

 long as the fruit, about 

 two-fifths as wide as long, 

 blunt at both ends. (Fig. 

 51.) The stalks and 

 branches of the fruit clus- 

 ters are light orange col- 

 ored. 



Occurs at Nefta, in the 

 Jerid, but is evidently 

 very rare. The fine fruit 

 very closely resembles 

 Khalt Horraowia (p. 82) 

 in appearance and flavor. 

 Ripens in the latter part 

 of October. 



SELATNY (p. 104). Fruit of the soft type, over 2 inches long, about 

 one-half as wide, tapering from near the base to the somewhat pointed 

 apex, keeping its shape well when preserved, bright bay colored when 



FIG. 52. Selatny seed and fruits. (Natural size.) 



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See footnote, p. 81. 



