. Date varieties and date culture in Tunis. rly two-thirds as long as the fruit, two-fifths as wide as long, russet brown.(Fig. 22.) The branches of the fruit clusters are deep orange. The foliage is characterized by having few spines,and these are slender and weak. This variety is rare in the Jerid, but inthe Nefzaoua, at Gabes, and at Gafsa it isone of the most important sorts. A date ofthe same name, described as a soft elate, andpossibly identical, occurs in the Oued Birhoases of Algeria. The fruit, which pre-serves well, is very sweet and well flavored,in the latter respect being intermed
. Date varieties and date culture in Tunis. rly two-thirds as long as the fruit, two-fifths as wide as long, russet brown.(Fig. 22.) The branches of the fruit clusters are deep orange. The foliage is characterized by having few spines,and these are slender and weak. This variety is rare in the Jerid, but inthe Nefzaoua, at Gabes, and at Gafsa it isone of the most important sorts. A date ofthe same name, described as a soft elate, andpossibly identical, occurs in the Oued Birhoases of Algeria. The fruit, which pre-serves well, is very sweet and well flavored,in the latter respect being intermediate be-tween Horra and Lagoo (see pp. 71 and 80).The Kseba variety, which ripens easily at Gafsa (see p. 20), may befound valuable for regions where the temperatures are not sufficientlyhigh to mature the Deglet Xoor and other choice sorts. Its fruitsripen in October. Offshoots to the number of 15 were imported. Doonga (p. 101).—Sometimes spelled Fruit a littlemore than 14 inches lornr, six-tenths to seven-tenths as wide, egg-. Fig. 22.—Outlines of Kseba seedand fruit. (Natural size.) « The Dengui variety found at Gabes is a different 78 DATE VARIETIES AND DATE CULTURE IN TUNIS. shaped, broadest near the base, dull dark purplish maroon when ripe;the flesh H to 2 lines thick, the firm white central portion nearly asthick as the soft, dark outer zone; seed small and thick, only aboutone-half as long as the fruit and about one-half as wide as long,narrowed at both ends. (Fig. 23.) The stalks and branches of thefruit clusters are light orange. This variety, which is one of the most highly esteemed and fre-quently planted in the Xefzaoua, does not appear to be found in theJerid. It is a dark-colored, rather small date, with moderately soft,dark-colored flesh, and with a clean, dry skin. It is very sweet andof a fine flavor, suggesting that of the Deglet Xoor. The number ofDoonga offshoots imported was 10, all from the Xefzaoua. Besser Haloo (p. 101).—Also s
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