294 THE FIG: ITS HISTORY, CULTURE, AND CURING. 
Cassaba—K AssaBa.— (See Smyrna figs, p. 278). 
Catalan—Ficus gallica Risso.—Rounded, flat, bright violet; pulp red. Nice and 
the Riviera. 
Cavajolo.—lItaly. 
Cavaliere.—Italy. 
Celeste.—Blue Celeste; Celestial; Celeste Violette.—Small. 13 by 1} inches. Ovate- 
turbinate, with long and distinct neck; ribs few but distinct on body and 
around the apex, but not on neck; stalk variable. but always long—sometimes 
half as long as the body of the fig; eye raised, rough, closed with very small 
scales and elevated iris of the same color as the skin of the fig: color dark violet 
brownish amber, without any reddish. flush, slightly paler toward the apex. 
The bloom, which is confined to the neck and upper part of the body, is bounded 
by a distinct and sharp line, and is thick and pale blue: skin very thin; pulp 
dark rose, fine grained; meat amber; sweet. but of poor flavor: tree a strong 
grower, erect, leaves medium to small, 3 to 5 lobed. (Fig. 50.) 
Celeste Violette—CELESTE. 
Celestial—CELESTE. 
Celestine—BEAUCAIRE. 
Cernica.—Medium, roundish turbinate; ribs shallow, but distinct: neck and stalk 
combined one-third the length of the fig; skin blackish violet, with blue bloom, 
Fia. 50.—Celeste figs. 
not very thin; eye closed, with exuding honey when ripe: pulp deep red, oily, 
and sweet, but lacking in flavor; a black Dalmatian fig, Cernica meaning black; 
first introduced into California by G. N. Milco. Resembles Black Barnissotte. 
Charagine.—Medium, round, white. France. 
Cheameghouar.—Very large, long and turbinate; skin red, pulp white. Algiers. 
Chearlick—Asia Minor. 
Chestnut-colored Ischia—IscHIA, BROWN. 
Chiajese.—ltaly. 
Chiattolatte—Italy. 
Christmas fig—N ATALINO. 
Cierotat— France. 
Cimeirenca—Figa verdara; Ficus cemenelea. Risso; Verdara; Ficus erin. var. 
cemenelea Geny.—About 2 to 24 inches diameter, turbinate; skin thick. violet 
black; eye red; pulp purple; good, very productive. Originated near Cimiez 
in France according to Dr. Sauvaigo. There is said to be a Cimeirenca blanca 
at Nice, France. 
Clare—Doctor Hogg’s Clare.—Said to be a synonym of Brunswick. The fig sent 
in by the Royal Horticultural Society of London is a different fig. Itis small, 
roundish, with no neck. Eye very large, splitting wide open. Skin smooth 
yellowish green, working in every direction. No ribs; pulp rosy, very pale, 
juicy; seeds very small; sweet, but no flavor. Leaves 8 inches long by 7 wide, 
3-lobed, medium deep, sometimes two additional upper lobes. 
—, CSCC 
