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15. BROWN ITALIAN. Mr. Neill 



A small, roundish fruit; the skin of a brown color at 

 maturity; the pulp is red and high-flavored. The tree 

 bears abundantly. 



16. LONG BROWN NAPLES. For. 



This fruit is long, compressed at its summit ; the color 

 dark brown ; the flesh is of a reddish color, and of good 

 flavor ; the seeds are large. 



17. MALTA. Mr. Neill. 



A small, brown fruit; the pulp is sweet and well-flavored. 

 When permitted to hang on the tree till it shrivels, it forms 

 a fine sweetmeat. 



18. MARSEILLES. Lindley. 

 FIGCE BLANCHE of the French. 



The fruit is small ; its form turbinate ; its height two 

 inches, its diameter nearly the same; color at maturity 

 yellowish white ; the pulp is white, dry, sweet, and rich. 



19. MURREY. Mr. Neill. 



BROWN RED NAPLES. 



A large, globular-shaped fruit, of pretty good flavor ; it is 

 distinguished by the murrey-colored skin, September. 



20. NERII. Lindley. 



The fruit is small, turbinate, pale greenish yellow ; pulp 

 similar in color to that of the pomegranate. The richest 

 of the yellow, white, or green species, with a slight, deli- 

 cate, agreeable acid. The Nerii fig is cultivated by Mr. 

 Knight, at Downton Castle. 



21. BROWN TURKEY. Lindley. 



BROWN ITALIAN of Forsyth, according to Lindley' s Guide. 

 Fruit small and round ; of a red or purple color ; pulp 

 very delicious. 



22. VIOLETTE. Lindley and Bon Jard. 

 FIGUE VIOLETTE. 



Fruit small, of a deep violet color; form globular, slight- 

 ly turbinate, and about two inches in diameter; flesh white 

 near the skin, the centre tinged with red, and excellent. 

 This sort is cultivated in the vicinity of Paris for the 

 market. 



23. SMALL EARLY WHITE. Mr. Neill. 



Its form is globular ; the pulp sweet, but without much 

 flavor. It ripens early. Indeed, it seldom fails of produ- 

 cing a crop. 



