Pas THE FIG! ITS HISTORY, CULTURE, AND CURING. 
cheeks. Eye small, with distinct violet iris; sealesrosy amber. Color of skin 
light violet to reddish amber, not very dark. Ribs darker; between them the 
ae : 
FIG. 55.—Douro, Black figs. 
color shades to reddish yellow. 
darker; neck is of the same 
color, but the stalk is bright 
yellowish green. Bloom thin 
and pale; pulp rosy red; meat 
yellow ainber, of very fine qual- 
ity; regarded by the French 
confectioners as one of the best 
figs for crystallized and glacé 
fruit. Hogg gives as synonym 
Brunswick, whichis erroneous, 
this being a different fig. (Fig. 
57.) 
Drap d’Or (Barron).—Below me- 
dium; almost round; no neck; 
skin pale greenish yellow 
shaded with brown; flesh deli- 
cate amber, thick juicy, and 
well flavored. This description 
given by Barron indicates a 
very different fig from the pre- 
ceding, which the author be- 
lieves is the true Drap d’Or. 
Du Japon—Hirta,. 
Du Roi—Du Roy.—Size above me- 
dium, 24 by 12 inches; larger 
than the Marseillaise. Shape 
rounded, pyriform, uneven, 
with swollen cheeks. Ribs 
few, slightly elevated and 
irregularin outline. Neck dis- 
tinct, always short, but vari- 
The side exposed to the ligut only slightly 
Fia. 56.—Leaf of Douro, Black fig. 
able; stalk very short. Eye large to very large, without elevated iris; 
