228 THE FIG: ITS HISTORY, CULTURE, AND CURING. 
Datte.—Medium or above; 2? inches long by 1} inches wide, generally lopsided, 
tapering. Neck distinct, slightly bent. Stalk very short. The longest diam- 
eter seldom passes through the eye. Skin waxy, smooth, with indistinct nar- 
row ribs. Eye very small, closed with yellowish scales; skin very thin, pale 
green, with small oblong lighter dots. Pulp very fine, thick sirupy and rich, 
of a deep brownish salmon, perfectly solid. A most delicious, sweet fig. Tree 
medium; leaves small to medium, the larger ones about 7 inches long, with 
distinct lobes, the central one generally being the longest. This fig differs 
from DotraTo and from DATTE QUOTIDIENNE. Itis a much finer, though 
smaller, fig than the latter. 
Datte Quotidienne—Date; Dattes?; Fique Datte? Date-Quotidienne; Quotidienne; 
Constant Date.—Medium to large, 2} inches long by 13 inches wide; pyriform; 
no neck, or one very short andthick. Stalk very shert; a few shallow, longi- 
tudinal ribs; eye closed, depressed, small; skin smooth, except for the ribs. 
Color violet brown on the ribs and on the sunny side, otherwise changing to 
green, especially around thestalk end. A rich violet bloom around the stalk 
end, which ends in the equatorial line. Pulp thick, oily, dark brownish rose. 
Tree moderate grower. Leaves medium to large, 5 lobed. A very fine fig 
for drying, especially at Salon and Eyquiéres, France. 
Dattaresti—DoTTAaTo, 
Dattero—DorTTato. 
Dattes?—DATTE QUOTIDIENNE. 
Dattrali—Dorrato. 
Dauphine—Dauphine Violette; dArgenteuil; Argentewil; Grosse Violette.—First 
crop: Very large; round turbinate; stalk very short;.color of skin purple, with 
thick blue bloom; pulpamber. Second crop: Smaller; about 2 inches long by 
14 inches wide. Grown extensively around Argenteuil for the Paris market. 
The most successfully cultivated dark fig for out-of-door culture in northern 
latitudes. It keeps long and transports more readily to distant localities than 
almost any other fig. Tree strong grower; leaves small, 3-lobed. 
Dauphine Violette—DAUPHINE. 
Daurada—Ficus lutea Risso; Ficus carica var. chrysocarpa Geny.—Below medium, 
14 to 1? inches long; globular, flattened at apex, color bright greenish yellow, 
pulp red. Savoy, around Nice. This fig differs from the Fiqgue d’or or Dorée 
of Provence and also from the Italian Dorato, for which see Albo. 
D’ Abondance—FRANCHE POILLARD. 
D Argentewil—BLANCHE. 
D Argentewil—DAUPHINE. 
D’ Athénes—ATHENES. 
De Bellegarde—BARNISSOTTE, BLACK. 
De Constantine.—Small, about 14 inches each way; turbinate; small, straight 
neck; very short stalk, distinct, reguiar, but few ribs from stalk to apex. Eye 
medium, closed, with large scales, violet-brown iris, not elevated; skin rugose, 
of a dingy green color, dingy violet on sunny side and near stalkend. Bloom 
distinct, confined to a narrow zone around the stalk and occupying about 
one-fourth of the fig. Pulp dingy salmon, fine grained, rich and high fla- 
vored. Leaves medium, about 7inches, 3 to 5 lobed, glossy, with small spurs, 
crenate. The fig from which this description is taken was received from the 
Royal Horticultural Society of London through Rey. Dr. Wilkes. The fig 
differs from a variety received from English nurserymen under the same name, 
and which is referred to in another place as Constantine. 
De Constantine—CONSTANTINE. 
De Dalmatie—DALMATIA. 
D’ Espagne—ESPAGNOLA. 
D’ Eyrogue—EY ROGUE, 
De Grasse—MATARASSA. 
De Gerusalem—JERUSALEM. 
De Vl Archipel—ARCHIPEL. 
De la Frette—VI0OLETTE DE LA FRETTE. 
De la Madeleine—MADELEINE. 
De la Madeleine—MAGDALEN, 
Delamater’s—ADRIATIC, 
Del Giappono—Hirta. 
De Lipari—Uirart, 
Della Cava—N ATALINO. 
Della Goccia d@ Oro—DorTtTato. 
Della Toccia—ltaly. 
De Nibran—NIpBRan. 
De Porto—PortTo. 
