VARIETIES OF THE FIG 343 



San Pedro, White; syn. Brebas. Very large, round, flattened on apex; 

 stalk and neck short; eye open; skin thick, tender, of a bright yellow color 

 or greenish in the shade, without bloom; pulp amber. A remarkable and 

 handsome fig. Only the first crop matures without caprification. Suited 

 only for table use. Requires moist, rich soil. 



San Pedro, Black. Very large, elongated ovate, with no stalk, but with 

 well-set neck; skin smooth, violet black with green neck, pulp red, coppery, 

 tinted violet. For table use. The largest fig known. 



Smyrna* (Fig of Commerce, Drying Fig of Smyrna, Calimyrna). Of 

 several attempts to secure the true Smyrna fig, that made by the San Fran- 

 cisco Bulletin, and managed by G. P. Rixford, first achieved prominence. 

 Fourteen thousand cuttings were obtained in 1882, and distributed through- 

 out the State. A later direct importation of fig cuttings from Smyrna was 

 made by the Fancher Creek Nursery, of Fresno, as described on a previous 

 page. This has established itself as the leading drying fig. Other figs pre- 

 viously called Smyrna in this State are misnamed. 



Verdal, Round. Below medium, round pyriform without stalk or neck; 

 skin smooth, waxy, bluish green; eye closed; pulp dark, blood red. A 

 small fig, but valuable for canning and preserves; better than the Ischias 

 or Celeste. It does well in the Santa Clara Valley, but is inferior in the 

 interior of the State. 



Verdal Longue; syn. Sultana. Medium, oblong, turbinate; stalk and 

 neck short; eye closed; yellow, ribs brownish; flesh red; sweet aromatic. 

 The latest ripening variety. 



There are many undetermined varieties of the fig grown here 

 and there in the State. Some may be finally identified, others may 

 be new. Some of them yield an excellent dried or preserved fruit 

 and should be more carefully experimented with. 



