CATALOGUE AND DESCRIPTION OF FIGS. ree b 
Douro, Black—Black Douro.—Size medium or below medium, pyriform or onion- 
like, about 12 inches in both diameters. Stalk very short: neck very narrow 
and short, well set, but bent. "Numerous narrow ribs, especially distinct on 
the cheeks. Apex flat; eye open, rather large: scales smail, upright. Color 
dark blue, with a fine and dense gray bloom that can not be rubbed off: pulp 
medium fine, very pale rose, shading to amber, very sweet, but not highly 
flavored. Tree a moderate grower with close head; leaves medium to large; 
about 8 inches diameter, rounded, almost entire. Under side very coarse. 
(Figs. 55, 56.) 
Douro—Large Black Douwro.—First crop: Very large, about 4 inches long by 24 
wide. Ovoid, with short neck, gradually tapering. Stalk very short. Skin 
smooth, with thin down. Ribs numerous, very shallow. Color brown, mot- 
tled violet, with green on the neck. Eye small, with small scales of a rosy 
brown color. Leaves medium, broad, 5-lobed, with somewhat serrated edges. 
Leaves pointed, with pointed lobes, with sinuses of medium depth. Pulp 
Fic. 54.—Dottato figs. 
rosy, brownish red, surrounded by a thick zone of violet flesh of a dark shade. 
A very superior breba of fine appearance and attractive quality. One of the 
largest of all figs. Brebas ripe at Niles August1. (See Portugal. Black.) 
Douro Vebra.—Size small, 14 inches long by 1} wide; pyriform, tapering, with a 
short, straight neck; a few ribs near the neck. none onchee's. Stalk medium 
to short, one-third the length of the fig; eye prominent, but closed; scales 
prominent; no iris; skin rather waxy, with faint bloom; color dark violet 
black, with a little greenish shading around thestalk. Pulpamber, brownish, 
with a rosy margin; meat white; pulp dense and fine; seeds small. A fair 
fig, but not highly flavored, at Niles. Tree strong, with a dense head. Leaves 
variable, large to small, 3 to 5 lobed, with shallow lobes about 5 inches wide 
by 54 to 6 long; glossy: lopsided. 
Drap d’Or.—Large, 3! inches long by 1} inches wide: pyriform,. with very long 
and distinct neck and along stalk. Ribs elevated. distinct. waxy, but few in 
number; apex obtuse and concave at the eye, which is sunk between swollen 
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