. Date varieties and date culture in Tunis. es long, and about one-half as wide, ovate oblongin shape, generally widest at or near the middle, and blunt pointed atthe apex, often narrowed also at the base, maroon colored when ripe,the flesh 2 to 3 lines thick, translucent, the seed a little more than onehalf as long as the fruit, conspicuously pointed, and dark chestnut-brown in color. (Fig. 7.) The stalks and branches of the fruit clus-ters are bright yellow (not orange), the stalks long and slender,sharply curved near the base, so that the bunches hang down farbelow the crown of foliage. (PI
. Date varieties and date culture in Tunis. es long, and about one-half as wide, ovate oblongin shape, generally widest at or near the middle, and blunt pointed atthe apex, often narrowed also at the base, maroon colored when ripe,the flesh 2 to 3 lines thick, translucent, the seed a little more than onehalf as long as the fruit, conspicuously pointed, and dark chestnut-brown in color. (Fig. 7.) The stalks and branches of the fruit clus-ters are bright yellow (not orange), the stalks long and slender,sharply curved near the base, so that the bunches hang down farbelow the crown of foliage. (PI. VI, fig. 1.) The trunk is com-paratively slender. The foliage is light and delicate looking, andthe narrow leaves and leaflets are rather yellowish green. The spinesare slender and weak. This well-known variety is largely exported to Europe from Al-geria and Tunis, and is practically the only Xorth African datethat is known in the United States. There can be no doubt that the a Described in Bui. 53, Bureau of Plant Industry, pp. 64 DATE VARIETIES AND DATE CULTURE IN TUNIS. Deglet Xoor presents a combination of characters—fine flavor, sweet-ness, attractive appearance, cleanliness, good keeping quality—thatcan be rivaled by no other variety that is widely grown in Algeriaand Tunis. Only among very rare sorts, such as the Menakher (seep. 60), is there any possibility of its meeting a competitor. Even inthe oases themselves it is the only kind that is found on the tables ofEuropeans or that is served by the more wealthy natives to their Eu-ropean guests. The general recognition of the superior quality and thecommercial importance of the Deglet Xoor is shown by the fact thatthe kanoon tax levied by the Tunisian government upon datepalms in full bearing amounts to 1^ francs (25| cents) for eachDeglet Xoor tree, and only two-thirds of a franc per tree for allother varieties. The Deglet Xoor ripens its fruit to perfection in the oases of theJerid. and the government is
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