102 DATE .VARIETIES -AND DATE CULTUKE IN TUNIS. 



(ill,' 10), surface dull; flesh 6 to 7 mm. thick, rather tough; seed 25 to 

 30 mm. long, about one-third as wide, the ventral channel very open ; 

 giant cell* raridblc in xhapc. many angular or sharp pointed, others 

 spherical or elliptical, 1 to 3 times (the great majority 1 to 1 times) as 

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

 ters bright orange Sayba Boo Dra (p. 86). 



Fruit not exceeding 52.5 mm. long, giant cells with rounded outlines, none or 

 very few angular. 



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

 pointed, yellowish to reddish orange before maturity, deep maroon 

 (IV, 2) to prune purple (VIII, 1) when ripe, the skin russet (III, 16) 

 where loose, shiny ; flesh 5 to 6 mm. thick, soft ; seed slender, 23 to 2G 

 mm. long, less than one-third as wide, between russet (III, 1G) and burnt 

 umber (III, 8) colored, the ventral channel 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 fruit clusters orange Okht Ftecmy (p. 79). 



Fruit more, or less curved or, if straight, bay (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 keeping its shape well 

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

 colored when ripe, skin where loose russet (III, 16), shiny; flesh 4 to 8 

 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, 16) colored; 

 branches of the fruit clusters bright orange Rhars a (p. 79). 



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

 4 mm. thick, rather firm. 



Skin mostly loose, light yellow (between saffron (VI, 4) and maize (VI, 21) ), 

 blistering conspicuously 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 ; flesh 2.5 to 3.5 mm. thick, rather soft ; seed 27 to 28 mm. 

 long, about one-third as wide, generally some\vhat curved, between fawn 

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

 germ pore considerably above the middle, conspicuous ; giant cells spher- 

 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 Kharoouy (p. 86). 



Skin not conspicuously blistered, russet (III, 16) or hazel (IV, 12) colored. 



Fruit 45 mm. long, 20 mm. wide, oblong, tapering slightly to the apex, bay 

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

 3.5 to 4 mm. thick, rather tough ; seed 27 to 30 mm. long, about one-third 

 as wide, russet (111, 16), its surface roughened with fine wrinkles, the 

 ventral channel open, the germ pore below the middle ; giant cells 

 spherical to rod-shaped, many of them 3 times as long as wide, none 

 angular, raw 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, 

 very dark prune purple (VIII, 1) with a conspicuous bloom irlicn 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, few more than one and one-half times as long as wide, orange 

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



Oasby (p. 87). 



Description supplemented from fruit from Terupe, Ariz., garden, borne by 2 

 palms originally from Biskra, Algeria. 



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