. Bulletin. Agriculture. Fiii. 45.—Outlines of Karooy seed and fruit. (Natural size.) niodoratoly swoot. flavor n<j:roonl)lo. similar to that of llic drv dates, Nuiiilu'r of offslioots iiii|)ort('d. .'». Tkxaseex (p. lO.')).— French ortho£rraphy. Tanossin or Tonassine.) Fruit 1§ to IJ inolu's Ion*;, about oncdialf as wide, ohlono-, not kccp- in<r its sha])o well when preserved, black when ri|)e; the flesh xcrv soft, nearly black: the seed al)out thi'ee-fifths as lonir as the frnit. about one-third as wide as lon<:\ rather dai'k bi'own. Kai-e in the Jerid, coniinon in the Oned Sonf and
. Bulletin. Agriculture. Fiii. 45.—Outlines of Karooy seed and fruit. (Natural size.) niodoratoly swoot. flavor n<j:roonl)lo. similar to that of llic drv dates, Nuiiilu'r of offslioots iiii|)ort('d. .'». Tkxaseex (p. lO.')).— French ortho£rraphy. Tanossin or Tonassine.) Fruit 1§ to IJ inolu's Ion*;, about oncdialf as wide, ohlono-, not kccp- in<r its sha])o well when preserved, black when ri|)e; the flesh xcrv soft, nearly black: the seed al)out thi'ee-fifths as lonir as the frnit. about one-third as wide as lon<:\ rather dai'k bi'own. Kai-e in the Jerid, coniinon in the Oned Sonf and Oued Rirh in Al<;eria. The flavor of the very sweet, soft, dark-col- ored flesh su^ofests Tozer Zaid Safra (see p. 85), but is more a<rreeable. Is said to ripen in October. Crown of folia«je hor- izontal, umbrella-like. One oH'.shoot imi)orted from the Jerid. rrp:EMA {p. IOC)).— (French ortho<r- raj)hy, Ytima.) The name means "an orplian ; Fruit sli<;htly more than 2 inches loni:-. about one- half as wide, Avidest at or near the middle, rounded at base, somewhat l)ointed and conspicuously not sym- metrical at apex, not keepinof its shape well when preserved, chestnut brown, with a siio-ht purple tinge when ripe, the surface shiny; the flesh over 2 lines thick, extremely soft; the seed nearly one-half as long as the fruit, about two-fifths as wide as long, chestnut colored. () Rare in the Jerid, connnon in the Al- gerian oases. A very handsome date, with sirupy, translucent flesh, extremely sweet, rather insipid in flavor. An early ripen- ing sort, maturing in the Jerid at the end of September (according to Masselot). Eaten fresh. Number of offshoots im- ported, 15 (2 only from Tunis, the rest from Algeria). KiiALT Hameed (p. lOG).—Fruit Ij inches long, about one-half as wide, elliptical in form, generally slightly narrowed at both ends, keeping its shape well when preserved, bright maroon when ripe; the flesh H lines thick, rather
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