FIGS VARIETIES. 



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GOURAUD NOIR. Fruit medium, oblong ; skin dark 

 purple ; flesh red, sweet, rich and deliciously 

 flavoured. 



LARGE BLACK DOURO. Fruit very large, long, pyri- 

 foriu ; skin dark purple ; flesh dull red, juicy and 

 good ; midseason ; tree a good cropper. 



NEGRO LARGO. Fruit long, pyriform, large; skin black, 

 ribbed ; flesh pale, red, juicy, thick and, when well 



ripened, rich ; good fruits weigh about 4 ounces ; 

 tree a strong grower: it bears freely when the roots 

 are restricted and grown under glass. 



NOIRE D'ESPAGNE. Fruit small, round, without ribs 5 

 skin black, covered with a blue bloom, handsome, 

 cracking when ripe ; flesh deep rose-coloured, juicy, 

 very sweet ; earlier than Black Bourjassotte. 



II. FRUIT BROWN OR TAWNY. 



BROWN ISCHIA. Fruit medium, roundish turbinate ; 

 skin light brown or chestnut coloured ; flesh 

 purplish reel, sweet, and high flavoured ; tree bears 

 freely, good for pots. 



BROWN TURKEY (Dwarf Prolific, Lee's Perpetual, 

 Osborne's Prolific). Fruit large, pyriform ; skin 

 brownish red or tawny brown, covered with blue 

 bloom ; flesh dull red, juicy, richly flavoured ; tree 

 hardy, very prolific ; the most useful, and generally 

 grown as a standard outdoors, and trained against 

 walls ; also good for forcing. 



BRUNSWICK (Boughton, Clare, Figue d'Or, Hardy 

 Prolific). Fruit very large, pyriform; skin greenish 

 yellow on the shaded side, tawny brown on the sun 

 side ; flesh opaline, tinged with red, juicy and, when 

 well ripened, rich and excellent ; tree hardy, strong 

 growing, good for covering high walls outdoors. 

 The most generally grown outdoor wall fig, but 

 not a free bearer unless the roots are restricted. 

 Castle Kennedy resembles Brunswick, and like it 

 is a shy bearer when grown in deep rich soil. 



DE I'ARCHIPEL. Fruit large, obovate ; skin reddish or 

 tawny brown, dotted with grey ; flesh pale rose 

 colour, juicy, rich, and excellent grown under glass; 

 tree a great cropper. 



EARLY VIOLET. Fruit small, roundish ; skin brownish 

 red, covered with blue bloom ; flesh red, juicy, and 

 well flavoured ; tree remarkably prolific, very early, 

 good for growing in pots, and early forcing. 



GRIZZLY BOURJASSOTTE (Bourjassotte Grise). Fruit 

 medium, round, yet flattened, almost oblate ; skin 

 dull brown or chocolate, with white bloom ; flesh 

 deep blood-red, thick, juicy, syrupy, rich and 

 luscious, constantly good ; tree a good cropper. 



POULETTE. Fruit medium to large, roundish, obscurely 

 ribbed ; skin deep green, streaked and mixed with 

 brown, and covered with grey bloom, cracking 

 when fully ripe, then becoming brown ; flesh dark 

 red, very juicy, syrupy, and rich. A handsome 

 and good fig ; tree a free grower and bearer. 



III. GREEN, YELLOW, OR WHITE. 



AGEN. Fruit medium, roundish turbinate ; skin green, 

 chocolate at the eye intermingled with green, 

 covered with blue bloom, and cracked in white 

 reticulations when fiilly ripe ; flesh deep blood, 

 thick, syrupy, and very rich ; tree a good grower, 

 great cropper, ripening late ; requires heat as it is 

 one of the latest of figs. 



ANGELIQUE (Madeleine). Fruit small to medium, 

 rounded turbinate, flattened ; skin yellow, dotted 

 with greenish-white specks ; flesh white, tinged 

 rose in centre, juicy, sweet, perfumed ; tree an 

 abundant bearer, suitable for warm walls, growing 

 in pots, and for forcing. 



COL DI SIGNORA BIANCA. Fruit medium, pyriform ; 

 skin thick, green, change to yellowish- white, 

 covered with grey bloom ; flesh blood-red, thick, 

 syrupy and luscious ; tree strong grower, late. 



MONACO BIANCO. Fruit large, obovate ; skin pale green ; 

 flesh deep red, very juicy and richly flavoured, mid- 

 season ; tree a good bearer. 



NEBIAN (Grosse Verte).- Fruit large, obovate, obscurely 

 ribbed ; skin bright pea-green, becoming yellowish 

 when mature ; flesh bright red, firm, rich and 

 luscious; tree good grower, free bearer, ripens 

 late. 



ST. JOHN'S. Fruit medium, rounded turbinate ; skin 

 green, changing to yellow with long greenish-white 

 specks ; flesh white, juicy, and well flavoured ; tree 

 a free bearer, early, good for pot culture and forcing. 



WHITE ISCHIA (Singleton). Fruit small, turbinate, on 

 long stalks ; skin greenish-yellow, tinged with 

 brown ; flesh pale, tinged with red, juicy, rich, 

 and highly-flavoured ; tree a great bearer, suitable 

 for pot culture and forcing. 



WHITE MARSEILLES. Fruit medium to large, roundish 

 pyriform ; skin pale green ; flesh pale, very juicj', 

 and when well ripened richly flavoured ; tree 

 hardy, prolific, early ; suitable for walls outdoors, 

 pot culture, and forcing. 



