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CATALOGUE AND DESCRIPTION OF FIGS. Pa 
A Tres recolte—Possibly the same as TRIFERO. 
Atwater.—Length about 24 inches, width about 2? inches, of average large fruit. 
Stalk and neck very short; fruit flattened or sometimes slightiy turbinate, with 
broad and indistinct ribs from stalk end, which in the zone of the eye become 
more numerous, narrower, and quite distinct to very distinct. Cheeks uneven, 
swollen, and somewhat angular. Slight bluish bloom. Skin very waxy, of a 
yellowish-green color, somewhat streaked yellow and green, the yellow pre- 
dominating around stalk and eye; few white specks. Eye large, or very 
large, open scales protruding, of a brown color edged dingy white. Eye. 
except scales, rather flat or even sunk. Meat yellowish white, very thick or 
wider—indeed, in some figs thicker—than the pulp. Pulp, just before real 
maturity, pinkish, but at full maturity amber white, transparent; in some figs 
here and there flushed pink. First crop ripe by July 1. It isa very delicious 
fig, resembling PETERS WHITE, but has less pink in the pulp, while the latter 
has less vinous acid and isless flavored. PETERS WHITE is the superior of the 
two varieties growing side by side in Merced County, Cal. ATWATER ripens 
about one week before PETERS WHITE. Secondcropis much smaller, but sweet. 
The true name is not known, the present one being provisional only. 
Aubico Blanco—Tapa CARTIN. 
Aubique—San PEDRO, BLACK. 
Aubique Blanche—Tapa CARTIN. 
Aubique Leroy—France. 
Aubique Noire—San PEDRO, BLACK, 
Aubique Violette-—SAN PEDRO, BLACK. 
Aubiquon—San PEDRO, BLACK, 
Aubran Blanc—France. 
Auligquo—SaNn PEDRO, BLACK, 
Avarcugo—France. 
Azagour guilef.—A black fig from Kabylia. Does not require caprification. 
The words mean hog’s back. 
Azaicht.—A black fig from Kabylia. Bears two crops of figs. Does not require 
caprification. ; 
Bagassa—MOovRENAO. 
Barbillanne—CotTiGNaNa, 
Barbillonne.—Size medium, rounded, 1} by 14 inches, no neck, stalk short; ribs 
narrow, distinct wavy, especially on the cheeks; skin thin, rather wavy. Eye 
small, open, but not elevated nor prominent. Scales small. black. Skin very 
dark black, with violet reddish flesh and thin, violet bloom near the stalk. 
Pulp coarse, amber-white; seeds rather large, but few. Meat white. A very 
juicy fig grown at Argenteuil for Paris market. Leaves rather small, 5- 
lobed. First crop: Large to medium, round turbinate to pyriform, variable 
in sizeandform, About3inches long by 2} inches wide, Ribs distinct. Eye 
very large. with many large, protruding scales. Neck distinct tonose. Color 
green, with a violet flush on the sunny side and on the apical part around the 
eye. Pulp sweet and juicy, as well as highly flavored; of a pale amber, with 
rosy streaks. Meat white, with rosy violet spots. Very fine brebas which can 
be highiy recommended. A good bear:ng fig. which should be grown for its 
brebas, as the second crop is much inferior to the first crop. (Fig. 37.) 
Bardakjik—W hite Bardakjik; White Baltadjik; Bartadjic.—Large, oblong pyri- 
form, with long stem and neck. Color beautiful sea green. One of the very 
best of all figs. Grown exten-ively in the Smyrna district, where it is valued 
higher than any other for eating fresh. Soft and flabby. Meat and pulp 
blood red; when dried the pulp becomes very dark. Skin is very thin and 
delicate. It is one of the leading varieties for drying in the Aidin district. 
(See Smyrna figs, p. 278.) 
Bardakjik, Black—Bartakjik; Black Bardakjik.—Large, oblong, pyriform, black. 
A very fine table fig from Smyrna, Asia Minor, where, with the White Bardak- 
jik, it is considered one of the very finest table figs. It willalsodry well. (See 
Smyrna figs, p. 278.) 
Bargenron.— About 14 by 1? inches. Oblong or subrotund. Color pale violet 
on yellow ground. Pulp red. A very late fig. Good flesh, as well as dry. 
Requires dry soils. 
Barnique.—South of France. 
Barnissenca— BERNISSENCA. 
Barnissenque—BERNISSENCA. 
Barnissoto—BARNISSOTTE, BLACK. 
Barnissotte—BaRNISSOTTE, BLACK. 
Barnissotte, Black.—Black Barnissotte; Barnissoto; Barnissotte; Black Bour- 
gassotte; Bourjassotte Noire; Brogiotto Nero; Brogiotto fiorentino; Grosso figo; 
Bellegrade; De Bellegarde (according to Hogg); Ficus barnissote, Tournefort. 
