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BLUE GENOA. 

 Medium size ; bluish black ; very fair quality. 



CELESTIAL. 



Very reliable for orchard culture ; class fruit very early, 

 and gives large crops ; fruit medium size ; pale violet, and 

 very sweet. 



BROWN TURKEY. 



This variety is also excellent for orchards ; fruit medium 

 size ; brown ; very sweet and delicious. 



GREEN ISCHIA. 



Fruit medium size; green, with crimson juice; very 

 good and prolific. 



LEMON. 



Very large ; yellow ; sweet and prolific. 



WHITE GENOA. 



Leaves smooth, not deeply lobed ; growth medium size. 

 Fig medium size, larger than Ischia ; skin very thin ; meat 

 finely grained and highly flavored. A fine and very valu- 

 able fig for drying. 



WHITE SAN PEDRO, OR APPLE FIG. 



Leaves not deeply cut, woolly. Tree a strong grower. 

 Fig very large, as large as a medium apple, the largest of 

 all figs ; skin rather thin ; highly flavored and sweet when 

 grown on drained soil. Very fine for table, but too large 

 to dry well. 



WHITE ADRIATIC. 



From Sicily, Italy. Enormous grower and bearer. Skin 

 very thin ; meat very sweet and highly flavored, and very 

 valuable for drying. As a table fig it is equally fine, but 

 is not as large as San Pedro. Should only be planted on 

 well-drained soil. 23 



