'File 11/4 Diaries and reports: Mr Dowson's notes on Smail - dates, etc' [‎102r] (205/262)

The fruit stalks are orande in colour.
BIRNI palms are very common in A1 Aliyah, and loss so in
inthe Batanah. The fruit stdis are bright yellow. The date is long
thin and was still green the girst week in June. It is considered
a good quality date.
BU RARIiTGI is found at Samayil and in the Batanah.
The PARABH xjccfcHX palm is the commonest in the seve^i
miles of the oasis of A1 Aliyah Sifalah-Ghubrab-Khubas, v/here is mg
may perhaps constitute one-third of the palms. It is said to be one
of the three commonest at Pinjah and Ahaudh; but, in the Batanah
it is hardl to be met with. The fronds stand well up, nor bend
but t&ey are not numerous. The date is small and dariv reddish b
brown. The stone is small, the flesh firm, and the skin not easily
broken. The flavour is strong. The harvest is not very early for
Uman, being in the early part of August near the coast, but at
the end of that mon-th further inland. This date is the only one
shipped to America in large quantities. This trade.is old estab
lished, as there are records of as many as four ships calling
for these dates to take tham to America in the one year 1876.
In 1884, the exports to America are first shown separately by
the custom authorities. The exportxyxacjqsaacxx, however, appears
never to have reached 5,000 tons; and the average appears to be
half that amount. The total crop, within a radius of two days{
donkey journey of Uatrali, probably does -ot exceed o,500 tons.
For 1900, the price of FARADH dates was only slightly thaA that
of the other dates exported. Recently, however, the average
exoort price of FARADH dates has been double the average price
of"the total dates exported. The American export is nowadays ±x
containedin 12 lb. boxes, nine of which are packed in a case-
The rejects from the packing are shipped to India.
PDATI2 XXXIII. FARADH Palms near A1 Aliyah Market. ATHTRAB Tree o
on Right.
HATIHMI is a large palm at Samayil.
HAMKI dates are small.
HAXDBA1 or '^ASH HAHDBAL palms grow at Samayil and
in the joatanah.
xBATE XXXIV A HAHDHA1 Palm at Miefah A1 Aliyah. The untrimmed
Frond Banos can be seen. On the right is a Terrace
wall of this Excellently Terreaced Oasis.
RASAS Palms were common to the Jadi and to the
Batanah.
HI-uAnl palms are common to both districts, it is an
even later ripening date than HHABAD. The quality is good.
JABRI WAS F0UEB AT SIB.
The XHALAS is an important Uman date variety, it is
common in the Jadi ^amayil, but none were seen in the Batanah.
The palm has a bushy head. The excellent quality of the dates
is everywhere recognized. The colour is fine, reddish brown.
ELAMRI palms are the third commonest at AD HID. The
dates are early and the DTADAB yellow.
The KHASAB palm which is found as far north as Baghdad
in the Iraq, is one of the four commonest varieties in a-i- Aliyah
is common at Bhallah, and is present in the Batanah. It xc said
to be the commonest variety at DAKHAL. The fronds are upstanding