230 THE FIG: ITS HISTORY, CULTURE, AND CURING. 
fig. What the Dottato is for Toscana, Verdone is for Rome, Trojano for 
Naples, and Marseillaise for Provence. (Fig. 54.) 
Doucette, White.— Good, fresh, and dry, France, at Salon. 
Doukkar.—The general name ot the caprifig in Kabylia. 
Douqueira Blanca—White Douqueira; Ficus carica var. goupiliana Geny.— 
First crop: Large, 3} to 4 inches long by 1} to 2incheswide. Shape oblong, 
pyriform; very slender neck: skin thick, slightly downy, with prominent 
ridges, adhering to the pulp, which is lively red; color of skin yellowish white. 
Second crop: Smaller, 2} by 1 inches. Skin rough, eye large, red. A very 
good fig. 
FiG. 53.—Dorée Nobis figs. 
Douqueira Negra—Argusela; Peroquina; Monginence (Grasse); Perruquier; 
Ficus nieceensis Risso; Ficus erin. var. fertilis G@eny.—Two crops. _ First crop 
very large, 3} to 4 inches long by 4% to 2inches wide. Oblong, pyriform, with 
a thin neck. Skin thick, slightly downy, with prominent ribs, adhering to 
the pulp. Color blackish violet. Pulp lively red, sweet, and agreeable. Sec- 
ond crop much smaller, not good as fresh, but excellent dried. A fig valuable 
for its first crop or brebas. Extensively cultivated near Nice. in France, where 
it originated and where it becomes characteristic of the district. 
