VARIETIES. Z i 



large bunches. A rare sort even in Maskat, consumed locally as rattab 

 and considered by the inhabitants as of excellent quality. 



GtTADUB VARIETIES. 



It was impossible to secure much information regarding the region 

 inland from Guadur. The port is that from which Pangh Ghur and 

 Kej are reached by caravan : the former is thirteen day-', the latter 

 only -ix day-' journey. Throng]} the kindness of Lieut-. W. H. 

 Maxwell and W. O. Grant, of the First Baluchistan Light Infantry, 

 stationed at Kurrachee. a native Baluchistan servant was sent a- far as 

 Kej and secured from Bostom Khan, younger brother of the Nazi in, 

 or native ruler of the province, a collection of young plant- of the 

 best varieties grown there. The-e were brought down to Guadur, 

 accompanied with labels bearing the name only, and comprising twenty- 

 four varieties, among which was the famous "Mozaty." The fruit of 

 this sort i- sent to Kurrachee sometimes a- a delicacy, and is packed in 

 small earthen jar- preserved in the sirup of inferior date-. A- eaten in 

 Kurrachee in February the}" impres-ed the writer as the riche-t-flavored 

 dates he had ever tasted. The following li<t i- made up from the labels 

 found on the palm-, though there may have been some confusion of 

 the names previous to the time of delivery of the plant- : 



Mozaty (or Mozati . (S. P. I. 8762. Chupshook or Trapshook). S. P. I. 



Gush, a male variety. (S. P. I. 8763. 8775. 



Apdandon. S. P. I. s764. Korroo. S. P. I. 8776. 



Soont Gora. S. P. I. 8765. Rogani. (S. P. I. 8777. 



Hashna. S. P. I. ^7hh. Chnrpan. S. P. I. 8778 



Gonzelli. S. P. I. 8767. Kharba. S. P. I. 8779. 



Jalghi i or Jalka . S. P. I. 87( B Dundari. S. P. I. 8780. 



Bagum Jnrghil orJunghi I. (S.P.I. s7w. Subzoo. S. P. I. ^781.) 



Shukkeri. (S. P. I. B77 Gond Gorbug. S. P. I. 8782. 



Koroch. S. P. 1.8771. Washclont or Washclont). S. P. I. 



Hallani. (S. P. I. 8772. B783. 



Shapego. S. P. I. -773. Kalara (or Kularu . S. P. I. 8784. 



Dishtari. S. P. I. -774. Hurshut or Hnrshud . S. P. I. 8785. 



DISEASES AND PESTS. 



Altogether, the palms of the Persian Gulf region are most remark- 

 ably healthy. So far as could be learned they suffer from no serious 

 disease, and none of the -nippers or growers could name a single malady 

 which had at any time done much damage to their estate-. On a few 

 palm- at Ba-sorah several leave- were observed that were attacked by a 

 small ash-colored scale insect {Parlatoria planchardi Tar. Tozz. i. which 

 is common in other part- of the world: but even this was doing little 

 damage. In comparison with the palm- of Egypt and Algeria they 

 were most strikingly clean and healthy looking. The dry date- are 

 often attacked in the storehouses bv an insect (which the writer was 



