CATALOGUE AND DESCRIPTION OF FIGS. 251 
Marseillaise, Long—Long Marseillaise; Grosse Blanche Longue; Longue Mar- 
seillaixse; Grosse Marseilles; Grosse Marseillaise.—Large, about 24 by 1Linches; 
longer than wide; skin thick, white or greenish with brown shade; pulp dull 
red; leaves 5-lobed, margins crenate, lobes sharp. pointed. Requires moist 
soils. <A fair fig which dries well. Southof France. This fig must not be 
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confounded with either the Black or the White Marseillaise, as it is not related 
to either of these figs. The common name ‘‘ Marseillaise” to all these varie- 
ties does not indicate that they are closely related or resemble one another, 
but simply that they are, or were once, principally cultivated near Marseilles 
or perhaps originated there. 
Marseillaise Negra—MARSEILLAISE, BLACK. 
