212 THE FIG: ITS HISTORY, CULTURE, AND CURING. 
and Risso; Ficus erin. var. jucunda, Geny: Ficus polymorpha Gasparini var. 
depressa.—Medium, 12 to 1} inches by 14 long; Lroader than long, flattened at 
apex, withno neck or very slight neck and rather uneven cheeks. Ribs distinct 
and even, well protruding, but not as much soas in RaBy CASTLE, but quite dis- 
tinct from stalk to apex. Eye sunk. closed, with slightly protruding iris and 
with a few large brown scales. Skin waxy, dull, not downy, of an even black 
color with a violet flush and reddishhuein the shade. Bloomclear blue extend- 
Fia. 37.--Barbillonne fig. 
ing in a zone from the stalk halfway down to the apex, but sometimes confined 
to the vicinity of the stalk. Meat pink, the interior of the stalk and neck bright 
yellow. Pulp deep blood red. A very late fig; September until frost. First 
crop somewhat larger. skin rougher and pulp more yellowish. Rare, Leaves 
3-lobed, almost entire with undulating margins of medium size densely cover- 
ing the branches. A most excel-ent fiz and one of the very finest for table. 
Italy, southern France, Spain,etc. (Fig. 38.) 
Barnissotte Blanche—BARNISSOTTE, WHITE. 
