CATALOGUE AND DESCRIPTION OF FIGS. 259 
Osborn Prolific.—Very large; about 4 inches long; rounded turbinate; tapering 
into a very long neck. Skin dark mahogany, gradually shading off to pale 
brown toward the neck, which is bright pea-green, with the surface thickly 
spotted with gray and white. Pulp opaline with no trace of red. A rich, 
sweet, and highly flavored fig. According to Hogg this fig was introduced to 
England by Mr. Osborn, of Fulham, in 1879. The original name is not known, 
as the fig has not been identified with any foreign variety. 
Ovato—CARAVANCHINA NEGRA. 
Pacific White.—Local name, given by Messrs. W. R. Strong & Co., of California. 
Medium or small; rounded turbinate: stalk very short: no neck; many shal- 
lowribs. Skin greenish yellow, somewhat downy. Pulp coarse, amber white, 
with largeseeds, Sweet, but poor flavor. Tree a poor grower: rounded head. 
Leaves small, stiff, 3-lobed, bright green, with fine down. This fig belongs to 
the Marseillaise class, characterized by its large seeds, but is smaller than and 
_ inferior to the true Marseillaise, which it otherwise resembles. 
Pagaudiére.—Two crops. Round, reddish yellow. with red streaks. A very 
sweet French fig for table, extensively grown in the valley of the Loire, in 
France, according to F. Gillet, who introduced it to this country. 
Palopal.—Very large fig of white color, grown in the vicinity of Valencia, Spain. 
Panachée—Striped.—Medium; round; skin bright, dark green, striped yellow. 
Pulp white. A very handsome striped fig, probably the same as Jasper, with 
the description of which it agrees. Leaves and stems of these figs are dis- 
tinctly striped. 
Panachée—Cou DI SIGNORA PANACHEE, 
Paradise Fig—PaRAaDIso. 
Paradiso— Paradise Fig.—Only first crop said to be valuable. 
Parker's Smyrna—ADRIATIC. 
Pasquale—N aTALino. 
Pastelliére— Pastidiére.—Size, about 3 inches long by 1} inches wide; shape, 
. elongated pyriform, with long, gradually tapering neck; cheeks swollen and 
protruding: stalk short or medium; ribs hardly elevated, and in ripe figs not 
distinct. Eye closed, but rather prominent, with an elevated iris, rough; 
scaies few, but comparatively large, dark violet, with rosy margins. Bloom 
can not be rubbed off. Skin rather rough, hairy, covered with a thick, fine, 
pearl-blue b!oom, extending to the eye. Color dark violet-blue all over; pulp 
dark red, sweet and good; meat white. A good fig for preserves. Does well 
at Niles, Cal. Tree erect, with stiff limbs. Leaves very large, almost circu- 
lar, coarse and flat, shallow, 3-lobed or entire. If the writer could plant only 
one blue variety it would certainly be this fig. The fine form of the tree, its 
abundant cropping. and the superior quality of the fruit should make this fig 
a favorite all over the Pacific coast. (Fig. 78.) 
Pastidiére—P asTELLIERE. 
Peau WV Ane—PEAU DURE. 
Peau eee Noire.—A variety of the following, with blackish-violet skin. Very 
fertile. 
Peau Dure—Peldure; Verte Brune; Peau d’Ane.—Medium or above medium; 3 by 
12 inches: pyriform, with short neck, well set: tapering: stalk short; ribs very 
distinct, rough, uneven; cheeks lopsided. swollen; skin green, with brown tint, 
turning obscure. Pulp bright rose, coarse, but good. Leaves small. 3-lobed, 
with very slender stalks. 
Peconjude Grise—PECONJUDO. 
Peconjudo—Peconjano; Pedonculée; Ficus longicaudata Risso (Histoire de Figuei- 
éres); Peconjude Grise.—Oblong, rounded; very narrow but long neck; color 
glaucous, shaded yellow-green; pulp red. Good fresh and dry. Grasse and 
Antibes. Provence. 
Peconjano—PECONJUDO. 
Pedonceulée—PECONJUDO. 
Peldure—PEAU DURE, 
Peloua—Pelowas (Provence); Cortice Crasso; Setosa; Velvet Fig; Ficus erin. var. 
eriocarpa Geny: Ficus pilosa Risso; Velue; Perouas N. Duhamel (prob- 
ably an error for Pelouas).— Above medium; 1! to 1} inches by 2 to 24 inches; 
rounded. but longer than wide; of a violet-brown color, rather intense, and 
with reidish shade. Skin tender, but thick, bright green. covered with a 
thick, whitish fuzz. Fig strongly adherent te the stem. Pulp pale ye'low 
to pale rose: Does not suffer from coulure: produces well, and thrives equally 
well on dry and moist soil. Leaves 5-lobed, pointed, and crenate. This isa 
valuable fig, as it is a good and regular bearer. 
