. Bulletin. Agriculture. VARTETTES OF SKPONDAin' TMPORTANOE. 75. FlO. Outlim-sul Thaby soed and fruit. (Natural size.) than tho white inner poi-lion: swA altout ihrec-fit'ths as lon; as ihv fi'uit. lathci- sl(Mi(l('r. ( I''i^'. IT.) The stalks and branches of the fi nit chisters are rich orange (•()h)red. This variety aj)i)ears to be confined to the Jerid. and to be by no means common there. It is one of the liandsoinest of the (h'v dates, and one of the most attractive when preserved, keeping perfectly its shaj)e and its b(<autifnl warm, reddish brown coh)r. UnHke most of thi' (by (hi
. Bulletin. Agriculture. VARTETTES OF SKPONDAin' TMPORTANOE. 75. FlO. Outlim-sul Thaby soed and fruit. (Natural size.) than tho white inner poi-lion: swA altout ihrec-fit'ths as lon; as ihv fi'uit. lathci- sl(Mi(l('r. ( I''i^'. IT.) The stalks and branches of the fi nit chisters are rich orange (•()h)red. This variety aj)i)ears to be confined to the Jerid. and to be by no means common there. It is one of the liandsoinest of the (h'v dates, and one of the most attractive when preserved, keeping perfectly its shaj)e and its b(<autifnl warm, reddish brown coh)r. UnHke most of thi' (by (hites, in this variety the comparatively soft and dark part of the Hesh is thicker than the hrm, white core. It has an agi'eeable, wholesome flavor, and can be eaten in qnantity with- out cloyini; It iiiatiii-es in Octobei'. Of the Thaby variety, hfteen offshoots wen- imported. Lemsv (p. 00). Fniit U to 1§ inches lonfj, about one-half as wide, elliptical in outline, not conspicuously narrowed to the , often sli »i ^ n i Halooa Bayda (p. 99).—Also spelled " Halouaia," which designates the palm, " Halooa " referring to the fruit itself. The name means " white ; Fruit U to U inches long, about one-half wide, elliptical in outline, not con- spicuously narrowed at the apex, widest near the middle, dull pur- plish bay when ripe; the flesh 1 to 1^ lines thick, becoming very firm and dry; the seed about seven-tenths as long as the fruit and one- third to two-fifths as wide as long. (Fig. 19.) The branches of the fruit clusters are pale orange. 92. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Bureau of Plant Industry. Washington : G. P. O.
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