. Bulletin. 1901-13. Agriculture; Agriculture. 72 DATE VARIETIES AND DATE CULTURE IN TUNIS. does not thrive well so near the sea. The fruit is the largest and finest produced by any variety of the dry date class. This, indeed, can l)e regarded as a connecting link between the dry dates and some of the firm-fleshed type of soft dates (Khalt Horraowia, Khalt Mooa- shem, etc.). Horra dates ripen in September and October. The flesh becomes quite solid in the ripe fruit, but is never extremely hard and dry. It has the characteristic nutty flavor of the dry dates, but is much richer than most of the
. Bulletin. 1901-13. Agriculture; Agriculture. 72 DATE VARIETIES AND DATE CULTURE IN TUNIS. does not thrive well so near the sea. The fruit is the largest and finest produced by any variety of the dry date class. This, indeed, can l)e regarded as a connecting link between the dry dates and some of the firm-fleshed type of soft dates (Khalt Horraowia, Khalt Mooa- shem, etc.). Horra dates ripen in September and October. The flesh becomes quite solid in the ripe fruit, but is never extremely hard and dry. It has the characteristic nutty flavor of the dry dates, but is much richer than most of them. It is at its best only when perfectly mature. Europeans who are acquainted with this date praise it highly. I)u Paty de Clam « pronounces it. a " rival of the Deglet |No()r|.'' The commandant of the French garrison at Kebili likes it better than the Deglet Xoor. and gives it the preference over all other varieties for planting in his garden. Not only is it highly esteemed by the natives, but it is said to be exported to Europe and even to France. The caid of Kebili ranks it among the seven best-keep- ing varieties of the Xefzaoua. It is a medium early sort, ripening in the latter part of October. The palms have not a very vigorous look, yet they appear to be resistant to alkali in the soil and to thrive with less irrigation than such varieties as Deglet Xoor and Fteemy. Forty- eiirht ofl'shoots of this variety were imported. Xearly all of these were ol)tainod in the X^efzaoua. as in the Jerid offshoots are scarce and the nM(i\('> MIT rcliutant to i)art with them. Kknta (p. 1)7).—A (late of the (b-y type (PI. X. fig. 2), H to 1^ inches long, about one-half as wide, narrowed from the middle or above it to the broad apex, dull bay colored when ri])e, much of the skin loosened in large blisters in the ripe fruit, the flesh IJ to 2 lines thi( k, the seed somewhat more than one-half as long as the fruit, rcmndcd :it l)oth ends, light brown. (Fig. 15.) The leaves of this
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