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CATALOGUE AND DESCRIPTION OF FIGS. 275 
Verdale—SaREIGNE. 
Verdale—VERDAL, LONG. 
Verdaou—GROSSE BEURDOUA. 
Verdara—CIMEIPENCA. 
Verdecchij—V ERDECCIO. 
Verdeccio— Verdechio (Tanara); Verdecchij (Aldrou); Verdichio (Bologna); Ver- 
dolino (Piacentino).—Below medium,about 14 by 1} inches: shape round, 
swollen, uneven, depressed at apex. with no neck: stalk short; eye small, red; 
ribs distinct and regular; skin tender, bright green, turning yellow in sun; 
pulp amber white, very sweet and very fine. (Fig. 92.) 
Verdeccio di Brianza—VERDINO DI BRIANZA. 
Verdechio—V ERDECCIO. 
Verdichio—VERDECCIO. 
Verdino di Brianza—Verdeccio di Brianza.—A green fig of good quality; Italy. 
Verdolino—VERDECCIO. 
Verdone.—Medium, or above medium; round: skin green; pulp red. The famous 
fig grown in the vicinityof Rome, claimed by W. B. West to be identical with 
the Adriatic, which, however, is byno means certain. As far as | know there 
are no trees of Mr. West's importation now alive in California. 
Verdone (Rome)—ADRIATIC, 
Vernissenque—Bernissenque.—Large, turbinate. regular; neck long; stalk short; 
longitudinal ribs, most distinct on the neck; eye open; skin perfectly deep 
black, without trace of lighter color, with a fine b!oom like that of a dark 
plum. Pulp dark blood red, sweet, but flat. A very showy, second-rate fig 
with small seeds, flavored and of good quality. Leaves, 5-lobed, much serrated 
and crumpled. longer than broad. Only second crop; matures late in Septem- 
ber. This fig is not identical with either Verdone of Verona and Rome, Verdini 
of Milan, Verdolino of Piacentio, but resembles greatly Zigerino Verde (Enga- 
nei) (G). Cultivated in Lombardy in the district of the Po. Noris it identical 
with any of the Verdals, but seems to be a distinct and we.l-characterized 
fig, superior in flavor to the small round Verdal, which it somewhat resembles. 
The Verdal is a handsomer but not as fine a fig. 
Versailles—Abondance: Royal; Royal de Versailles.—Two crops; first crop 
medium, about 241 inches wide by 23 long. Longer than broad, beil-shaped, 
flattened at apex, with a distinct neck; stalk medium; ribs few, well marked; 
color pale greenish white; pulp rose. Second crop: small with longer stalk; 
leaves 5-lobed, undulating with obtuse lobes. Similar to Blanche Commune, 
but is longer and with a more contracted neck. A coarse and poor fig when 
grown in English hothouses or when in an unsuitable climate. Highly rec- 
ommended by French growers as one of the best figs for the table, at least in 
certain districts. Mr. Felix Gillet, of Nevada City. Cal., who has grown this 
fig extensively, writes that the skin peels off like that of an orange and that 
it is a very sweet fig, which stands shipment well. the first crop ripening with 
him about July 1, and the second crop in September. (Fig. 93.) 
Verte—CUERS. 
Verte Brune— Ficus carica var. deceptans Geny; Hunter’s Deception.—T wo crops; 
second crop, medium or small, 14 to 2 inches diameter; globular, compressed 
at the stalk and with unequal cheeks; skin cracking, bright or blackish-green, 
with a violet flush in the sun. Eye, reddish; pulp, blood-red, of good or fine 
quality. Leaves 5-lobed. crenate, with pointed lobes. Savoy and Provence, 
around Grasseand Toulon. Thereisanother fig withthisname. (See Cuers.) 
The name of the fig is derived from the fact that the fig appears unripe while 
in reality it is perfectly ripe. 
Verte Brune—CuERS. 
Verte Brune—PEAU DURE. 
Verte Petite—LiPaRl. 
Vigasotte Bianco.—Size small, about 14 inches round, turbinate. No neck; stalk 
one-half to three-fourths inch; skin rough, uneven: coarse but shallow ribs; 
eye small, closed: pulp white, faintly amber: seeds small, butnumerous; color 
pale green, without fine bloom. Leaves medium to small, about 6 inches, 
rough, coarse, especially underneath: margins wavy. 
Vigasotte Bianco— Vigasotte.—Small, roundish, turbinate, 14 inches wide by 12 
long; neck very short or none; stalk medium or none: ribs indistinct; eye very 
small, closed or open. scales small amber; skin smooth, cracking, very thin, 
transparent, with very thin bloom; pulp amber, with few seeds; meat white. 
A juicy and good little fig. but it is not highly flavored. Tree a moderate 
grower. Leaves small, with long stalks, 3 to 5 lobed, the two upper lobes 
being very small. Under this name there are two distinct figs sent out. 
Vigasotte—VIGASOTTE BIANCO, 
