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Fig 1 continued. 



hardier than most others, and not suitable for forcing. It has 



large deeply-divided leaves. 

 Castle Kennedy. Fruit very large ; skin greenish-yellow ; flesh 



whitish, stained with red near the eye. Early and very prolific, 



suitable for walls. 

 Col dl Slgnora Bianca. Fruit medium, pear-shaped, with a 



long neck ; skin thick, yellowish-white when ripe ; flesh dark 



blood-red, syrupy and delicious. This is considered one of the 



finest Figs in cultivation. 

 Early Violet. Fruit small, roundish ; skin brownish-red, with 



blue bloom ; flesh red, and of good flavour. A small-fruited but 



hardy and very prolific variety. 

 Grizzly Bourjassottc. Fruit round, much flattened, with a 



short neck ; skin reddish-brown, with a thin bloom ; flesh blood- 

 red, thick, and highly flavoured. 

 Grosse Monstrcuse de Lipari. Fruit very large and broad, 



flattened at the apex ; skin chestnut-brown, covered with a thick 



bloom ; flesh red, thick and juicy. A large handsome Fig, that 



grows and bears freely. 

 Negro Largo. Fruit pear-shaped, ribbed, very large and long ; 



skin black ; flesh pale red, tender, juicy, and richly flavoured. 



A variety of good habit when restricted at the root ; one of the 



best for pot culture. 



Osborn's Prolific. Fruit roundish, turbinate, with a very long 

 neck ; skin dark mahogany, shading off to pale brown towards 

 the neck, which is green ; surface of fruit thickly dotted with 

 greyish spots ; flesh milky-white, of exquisite flavour. An ex- 

 cellent Fig, introduced by Messrs. Osborn, of Fulham, in 1879. 

 It is an abundant bearer, and well adapted for culture in pots. 

 (Dr. Hogg's " Fruit Manual.") See Fig. 16. 



Panachee. Fruit roundish, with a short neck; skin yellow, 

 beautifully striped witli bright green ; flesh pale red inside, thick 

 and syrupy. A handsome distinct fruit. 



White Ischia. Fruit small; skin greenish-yellow, thin and 

 delicate ; flesh dark red, juicy, sweet and rich. Small-growing 

 and a great bearer, well adapted for pot culture. 



White Marseilles. Fruit large, almost round, and slightly 

 ribbed, with a short thick neck ; skin thin, pale green, nearly 

 white when ripe; flesh almost transparent, sweet, and rich. 

 One of the hardiest varieties, and also suitable for forcing. 

 It has several synonyms, including Figue Blanche, Ford's 

 Seedling, White Genoa, White Naples, &c. 



FIG MARIGOLD. See Mesembryanthemum. 

 FIG-TREE. See Picus. 

 PIGWORT. See Scropliularia. 

 PILAMENTOSE. Thready. 



FILBERT. Among cultivated nuts, Filberts are 

 usually distinguished by the extension of the husk 

 beyond the point of the nut inclosed (see Fig. 17). In 



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early spring, the male or pollen-bearing catkins (see Fig. 

 18, a) appear considerably in advance of the female 



FIG. 17. FRUITING BRANCHLET OF FILBERT, the Husk being the 

 much-enlarged Bract and Bracteole. 



FIG. 18. LEAFLESS TWIG OF FILBERT, showing (a) Pendulous 

 Male Catkins and (6) the Sessile Female Flowers. 



flowers (see Fig. 18, 6). The preservation of the former, 

 greater or less in quantity, is essential for securing fer- 

 tilisation. For culture and list of varieties, see Corylus. 

 FILICES. One of the most important orders of 

 acotyledons or cryptogams. Perennial (very rarely 

 annual) herbs, sometimes shrubby or arborescent, with 

 fibrous roots or creeping rootstocks. Leaves (fronds) 

 tufted or alternate on the rootstock, simple, pinnatind, 



