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is long, pear-shaped with a long stalk, and becomes 

 yellow or chrome yellow at maturity, with longitudinal 

 fissures or netting. The flesh is light red, very thick 

 and sugary. Requires caprification. This is a good table 

 fig, formerly grown at Musta, but is now rather rare. 



26. The LARGE ROUND WHITE FlG (Nl=ttn tdl 



BaHria]. This local sort is grown at Bahria, and the 

 tree is very vigorous and productive, with large foliage 

 of the Bourgeassotte type. The fruit is very large, 

 round, greenish white or yellowish white, slightly grey 

 or brown near the orifice with circular fissures. The 

 flesh is deep red, very thick and luscious, and is usually 

 very sweet. Requires caprification. It is a fine table 

 fig, and is excellent for drying. 



27. The LONG GREEN FIG. (M=/m ahdar, tin 

 tiadrani}. The tree is very vigorous with large leaves 

 well lobed. The young twigs retain their green colour 

 when over a year old. It is well productive. The fruit 

 is pear-shaped, long-stalked, light green or greenish 

 white, ash-coloured near the orifice, with a fine netting 

 of fissures. The flesh is red, thick and very sweet. It 

 is a good table fig propagated from a chance seedling 

 found at San Antonio Gardens. 



28. The SA MAISON FIG. (W[=bzengul abjad 

 tas-sur}. This is a chance seedling which has grown 

 spontaneously in the wall at Sa Maison Gardens, 

 Floriana, and is being propagated as a drying fig. It is 

 a vigorous grower and very productive. The foliage is 

 large, with three broad and smooth lobes, and the 

 fruit is greenish white or greenish yellow, long, thick- 

 skinned, red-fleshed, and very sweet and luscious, similar 

 in appearance and size to the white fig of Calabria. It is 

 a drying fig of excellent quality, and at least at Sa Maison 

 has ripened its fruit without the aid of caprification. 



29. The WHITE LIA FIG. (NL=Tm abjad ta 

 Hal-Lia). This variety is a local seedling grown in 



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