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closed, the germ pore a little above the middle ; giant cells mostly about 

 as wide as long and angular (irregularly quadrangular, pentagonal, etc., 

 with rounded angles), orange rufous (IV, 13) in color; branches of the 



fruit clusters light orange Doonga (p. 78). 



Fruit obovate or obovate oblong (widest at or above the middle), its surface 

 shining, at least 40 mm. long or, if shorter, the seed with more or less 

 conspicuous wing-like lateral ridges. 



Fruit 32.5 to 37.5 mm. long, about two-thirds as wide, bright bay (IV, 5) col- 

 ored, the skin where loose tawny ochraceous (V, 4) ; flesh 4 mm. thick, 

 light brown ; seed with more or less conspicuous lateral wing-like ridges, 

 two-thirds to three-fourths as long as the fruit, generally two-fifths as 

 wide as long, broad at both ends, the ventral channel frequently closed; 

 giant cells mostly spherical or very short elliptical, saffron yellow 

 (VI, 4) Besser Haloo (p. 78). 



Fruit 40 mm. or longer, the seed without wing-like ridges (although sometimes 

 roughened ) . 



Fruit somewhat fiddle-shaped, widest above the middle but often somewhat nar- 

 rowed at the extreme apex, constricted near the middle, 40 to 45 mm. long, 

 22.5 to 25 mm. wide, greenish yellow before maturity, between maroon 

 (IV, 2) and prune purple (VIII, 1) when ripe; skin where loose ochra- 

 ceous (V, 7) ; flesh 5 mm. thick, firm but tender; seed about throe-fifths 

 as long as the fruit, about one-third as w T ide as long, the ventral channel 

 open, germ pore small and inconspicuous ; giant cells all rounded, de- 

 cidedly longer than wide, ferruginous (IV, 10) in color; branches of the 

 fruit clusters orange Boo Fagoos (p. 67). 



Fruit not fiddle-shaped nor constricted near the middle, giant cells angular, 

 about as wide as long, saffron yellow (VI, 4) to light orange (VI, 3) 

 in color. 



Fruit 45 to 50 mm. long, slightly more than one-half to three-fifths as wide, 

 conspicuously wider above than below the middle, then narrowed to the 

 blunt apex, bright orange before maturity, bright purplish maroon (IV, 2) 

 when ripe; skin loose over much of the surface, ochraceous (V, 7) to 

 ochraceous rufous (V, 5) ; flesh G to 7 mm. thick; seed 24 to 27 mm. 

 long, about two-fifths as wide, cinnamon brown (III, 20), the ventral 

 channel open ; branches of the fruit clusters deep orange. 



Boo Affar (p. 66). 



Fruit 40 to 60 mm. long, one-half to two-thirds as wide, only slightly wider above 

 than beloiv the middle, broad and rounded at apex, dull orange before 

 maturity, light bay (IV, 5) or hazel (IV, 12) colored when ripe, the skin 

 in large part loose and conspicuously blistered in the ripe fruit, orange 

 (VI, 3) to ochraceous (V, 7) in color; flesh 5 to 6 mm. thick; seed about 

 one-half as long as the fruit, less than one-half as wide as long, cinna- 

 mon rufous (IV, 16) in color, its surface roughened here and there with 

 irregular ridges and furrows, the ventral channel frequently closed, 

 the germ pore above the middle ; giant cells very diverse in shape 

 and size, irregularly quadrangular, pear or cigar shaped, saffron (VI, 4) 

 to orange (VI, 3) in color; branches of the fruit clusters light orange. 



Areshty (p. 71). 



NABBOW SOFT DATES. 



Skin conspicuously marked with short, linear scars, fruit 47.5 to 52.5 mm. long, 

 17.5 to 20 mm. wide, oblong, tapering slightly from base to apex, not 

 curved or very slightly so, bright bay (IV, 5) when ripe, the skin where 

 loose ochraceous (V, 7) colored; flesh 3 to 4 mm. thick, soft, translucent; 

 seed 30 mm. long, about one-third as wide, the ventral channel sometimes 

 closed, the germ pore considerably above the middle, very distinct ; giant 

 cells mostly 2 to 3 times as long as wide, mostly angular or pointed, raw 

 sienna (V, 2) colored Tafazween (p. 68). 



Skin not marked with linear scars, giant cells rounded, or, if angular, the fruit 

 prune purple (VIII, 1) when ripe. 



Fruit 50 to 62.5 mm. long, 22.5 to 27.5 mm. wide, oblong, somewhat pointed at 

 apex, usually curved, greenish yellow before maturity, prune purple 

 (VIII, 1) with considerable bloom when ripe; skin where loose russet 



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