CATALOGUE AND DESCRIPTION OF FIGS. 227 
and larger at apex, suddenly contracted at the base, with a long neck 
with prominent veins. Color gray, tinted lilac. Skin thick, but tender. 
Cracking eye, large, reddish, surrounded by a bluish iris. Pulp pale red and 
yellow, very sweet, and fine (June and July). These brebas are of the very 
best quality, and the highest-priced early figin southern France. Second crop, 
in September and October, is very inferior in quality as fresh, but superior for 
drying. Size smaller, and of pale color. Leaves, 5-lobed. The tree requires 
moist, deep, and rich soil. 
Cotignacenque.—-About 2 inches long by 1 inch wide: oblong, with long neck, 
flattenedatapex. Skin greenish white. Eyered. Pulpred. Leaves3-lobed; 
lobes pointed. Requires dry soils, and is not affected by rain. <A good fig, 
fresh and dry, and it dries well on the branches of the tree. Provence and 
Cotignac and other places in southern France. Not the same as Cotignana. 
Coucouletta—CoucoURELA. 
Coucourela—Coucouletta; Coucourelle de Grasse; Ficus tournefortiana Risso; 
Ficus erinacea var. asperima Geny.—Two crops. Second crop: Medium, 2+ 
inches long, oblong pyriform; skin thin; color greenish yellow, mixed with 
reddish; pulp red, sweet, with almost no seed. For drying almost as good as 
the Rolandina. Leaves very deeply lobed, the middle lobe being very long. 
Common around Grasse, in Provence, France. 
Coucourele Brune—Brown Coucourel; Coucourelle Brune (Melette); Ficus fusca 
Risso; Courcourellos Brunos (Provence).—Two crops. First crop largest, 
14. by 1% inches; very early. Second crop: Small or medium, roundish; color 
of.skin deep brown, with a thic blue bloom; stalk variable in size; pulp 
tender, without flavor, of deep red color, shading to rose. Except for want of 
flavor it is arich fig. Requires dry soils. Common in Provence. 
Coucourelle Brune—COoUCOURELE BRUNE. 
Coucourelle de Grasse—COUCOURELA. 
Ccucourelle Gavotte—Coucourelle Noire; Black Coucourelie; Ficus labillardiera 
Risso. Two crops. Medium to small, round, with dark longitudinal lines 
which are hardly elevated. No neck; eye open; skin deep purplish black over 
the apex and where fully exposed to sun, shading to paler, or even to greenish 
bronze in shade; blue bloom; pulp dark blood red, richly flavored. <A first- 
rate fig. 
Coucourelle Noire—CouUCOURELLE GAVOTTE. 
Cou de Muelo—Rosk Norre. 
Cougourdana—MUSSEGA. 
Cougourdane.—Aix and Saint Remi. 
Cougourdane—MUSSEGA. 
Coull de Dama—Cou DI SIGNORA BIANCA. 
Courcourelle Blanche—ANGELIQUE. 
Courcourellos Brunos—COUCOURELE BRUNE. 
Cravé.--Size medium to small, 24 by 14 inches; oblong; neck long; stalk short, 
tapering; skin rough, with close, distinct ribs; neck is bent; eye closed, ele- 
vated, with sunk scales; cheeks protruding: widest diameter just above the 
eye or near apex; coior violet black, with gray bloom; pulp fine, deep violet 
red. A sweet, juicy fig, without flavor or aroma. Leaves large, broad, lop- 
sided (deeply), the lobes spreading and serrated, 5-lobed, average diameter. 
Italy and France. 
Crovére—Provence. 
Cuers—Des Dames; Verte; Trompe-Cassairé; Tronvpe-Chasseur (Provence); Coeur 
des Dames; Lady Heart; Coeur.—About 14 inches wide by 2 inches long; neck 
small, distinct; stalklong; eye prominent, elevated, open; ribs low; skin green, 
turning violet; pulp red; leaves 5-lobed, crenated, lobes pointed. Requires 
moist soils. One of the best figs of Provence. On account of its color this fig 
appears unripe when perfectiy ripe, hence the name Trompe-Chasseur—hunt- 
ers’ deception. There is another fig known also in France as Trompe Chasseur 
on account of its deceptive color. 
Cuore—RUBADO. 
D’ Abondance—FRANCHE PAILLARD. 
Dalmatia—Figue de Dalmatia (Paul); De Dalmatie.—Very large, long, pyriform; 
skin pale green, covered with soft pubescence; flesh dull red, sweet and rich. 
(All according to Barron.) Is different from the fig known as ‘‘ White Dal- 
matian” in California, which latter name was invented in this country, though 
the fig itself was introduced from Dalmatia. 
Dalmatian—Ragausa. 
Dalmatian Ragusaine—RaAGusa. 
Danina—lItaly. - 
Date—DATTE QUOTIDIENNE, is 
Date-Quotidienne—DATTE QUOTIDIENNE. 
