DATE VARIETIES 231 



orange rufous before maturity, maroon when ripe; 

 its skin ochraceous colored where loose, shiny. Flesh 

 one-fourth inch thick, deep golden brown, soft and 

 melting, conspicously translucent, so that the outline of 

 the seed can be seen if a date is held to the light. 

 Seed a little more than one-half as long as the fruit, 

 pointed at apex and base, light chestnut in color, 

 ventral channel shallow and partly closed, germ 

 pore in center. 



Dubalni, Deboeni, Deboweni, from the oasis of 

 Dubai, near Baghdad; a date resembling Khustawi, 

 but larger. Has not yet been tested in California. 

 The palm bears heavily, midseason, and the fruit 

 keeps well. It is rarely eaten fresh, but is packed in 

 skins for future use. Under American handling it 

 should prove an excellent date for packing and 

 shipping in attractive form. 



Form oblong-oval to oblong-ovate, widest at 

 center or slightly below, thence tapering to the 

 flattened base and the rounded to broadly pointed 

 apex. Size medium, length one and one-fourth to 

 one and one-half inch, breadth seven-eighths inch. 

 Surface irregularly rough, translucent, clear, light 

 reddish brown in color, bloom unnoticeable. Skin 

 thin but moderately tough, firm, not wrinkled but 

 sometimes folded or blistered and separating from 

 the flesh, although in the main it adheres closely. 

 Flesh one-eighth to three-sixteenths inch thick, 

 translucent golden brown in color, firm but tender, 

 syrupy, slightly fibrous around seed. Seed broadly 

 oblong rounded at both ends, plump, three-fourths inch 

 long, five-sixteenths inch broad, smooth, cinnamon 

 brown, ventral channel narrow, germ pore slightly 



