. Date varieties and date culture in Tunis. nder.(Fig. 10.) The orange-colored stalks of the fruit clusters aresharply curved and so short that the rather small bunches hardlyextend beyond the leafstalks. The foliage of this, as of severalother of the finest varieties, is of a light and delicate aspect, due in this case to the relatively few leavesand the narrowness of the leaflets. Theleaves themselves are large and in the Deglet Xoor, they curve down-ward very noticeably. In color theyare an unusually rich green. The spinesof the leafstalks are few and offshoots remain small
. Date varieties and date culture in Tunis. nder.(Fig. 10.) The orange-colored stalks of the fruit clusters aresharply curved and so short that the rather small bunches hardlyextend beyond the leafstalks. The foliage of this, as of severalother of the finest varieties, is of a light and delicate aspect, due in this case to the relatively few leavesand the narrowness of the leaflets. Theleaves themselves are large and in the Deglet Xoor, they curve down-ward very noticeably. In color theyare an unusually rich green. The spinesof the leafstalks are few and offshoots remain small while at-tached to the parent tree, and the Arabsadvise that greater care be taken to keepthem moist after removal and beforeplanting than is necessary with most other varieties. The variety is rather common, but nowhere abundant, in the oasesof the Jerid. to which it appears to be confined in Tunis, althoughsaid to occur also in the Mzab oases of Algeria. It is in high reputeamong the natives, being exported to all parts of Tunis and Al-. Fig. 10.—Outlines of Boo Fagoos seedand fruit. (Natural size.) 68 DATE VAEIETIES A-ND DATE CULTURE IN TUNIS. geria. The large fruit is remarkable for its unusual shape, some-what like that of some varieties of gherkins, to which it doubtlessowes its Arabic name. The flesh is thick and rather firm, yet is very sweet and has a very distinctive and highly attractiveflavor. It ripens late in October. Of Boo Fagoos offshoots 16 wereimported. Tafazween (p. 101).— (Name spelled by French writers Tafa-zaouine.) A soft date, 2 to 2| inches long, about two-fifths aswide, oblong, tapering slightly from base to apex, bright bay col-ored when ripe, theskin conspicuouslymarked with shortlinear scars, the flesh1J to 2 lines thick, theslender seed aboutthree-fifths as long asthe fruit. (Fig. 11.)This variety is com-mon in the Oued Souf,in Algeria, where it isconsidered one of thebest dates of the It is also foundin the Mzab and OuedK
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