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CATALOGUE AND DESCRIPTION OF FIGS. 239 
ple, almost black, with a thick blue bloom; pulp yellowish nearly to the meat, 
reddish or red toward center; juicy, sweet, end rich. Said by Hogg to be the 
most common black fig in Languedoc and Provence. Thisis not now the case. 
Genoa, White— White Genoa.—Size above medium, 2} by 1} inches; shape pyri- 
form; neck small, not set off; stalk very short: ribs very shallow, merely ele- 
vated lines. Skin downy; eye very small, not elevated, open, pale pink-amber. 
Skin pale olive-green with yellow cheek, drawing to pale yellow-amber, mot- 
tled with russet around the eye; color of neck the same. Pulp varying from 
amber to pale rose and darker red; under the skin pale greenish-white. Treea 
strong grower, with open head; branches brittle, breaking readily; leaves very 
large, deep green, 5-lobed. One of the best figs, entirely distinct from the 
Marseillaise, which is given as a synonym by Dr. Hogg—not even belonging 
Fic. 60.—Ford figs. 
to the same class. It is undoubtedly one of the best figs grown in California. 
The identity of this fig is, however, not fully established, and it may be possi- 
ble that it is identical with some of the many Italian figs not yet introduced 
to this country or even adequately described. The origin of the name under 
which this fig came to California is not known. (Fig. 62.) 
Gentile—Tiburtina, Pliny; Gentile sub-lutei; Gentile Bianchi; Fichi Dori; Fico 
D Oro; La Gentile; Ficus pulchella, Risso; Dr. Kimball's White (Haywards, 
Cal.).—First crop: Very large, 2} by 3 inches; shape ovate-pyriform, widest 
below the center; neck swollen, very distinct, well set, but not long; stalk 
very short; skin uneven, with ridges, which become less at perfect maturity: 
skin adheres to pulp; eye very large, open, with the scales protruding. Color 
green, shaded to canary or yellow, spotted white, darker green in the shade. 
Pulp amber, translucent, very sweet and highly flavored, streaked with rose; 
seed few, but very large. Leaves 3-lobed, very large, of dark-green color 
similar to that of Brogiotto-Genovese and Sanguinello Pisa. Large tree 
with the lower branches very long and weeping; the upper branches tall 
