328 THE FRUIT MANUAL. 



COURCOURELLE BRUNE. Fruit, small, roundish. Skin, of a 

 deep brown, covered with thick blue bloom ; some are stalked, and 

 others very little so. Flesh, deep red or rose-coloured, tender, but 

 very indifferently flavoured. 



COURCOURELLE GAVOTTE. Fruit, about medium size, round, 

 marked longitudinally, not so much with ribs as with dark lines indi- 

 cating them. No neck. Skin, deep purplish black over the apex, and 

 where fully exposed to the sun, but shading off to a paler and even to a 

 greenish bronze in the shade, covered with a pretty blue bloom. Eye, 

 open. Flesh, dark blood-colour throughout, thick, syrupy, and richly 

 flavoured. 



A very first-rate fig. The skin cracks as it ripens. 



Cyprus. See Yellow Ischia. 



DATTE. Fruit, pyriform, with a short thick neck, and marked 

 longitudinally with obscure ribs. Skin, of a dingy brown, or rather a 

 dirty, muddy colour all round the apex, and gradually becoming paler 

 towards the stalk, where it is green. Eye, small and closed. Stalk, 

 extremely short, scarcely perceptible. Flesh, dark rose-coloured, thick 

 and syrupy, with a rich flavour. Excellent. 



DE L'ARCHIPEL. Fruit, large, obovate ; scarcely any neck ; 

 marked with longitudinal ridges from the stalk to the apex. Sometimes 

 they are indicated more by a dark-coloured line than by an elevation. 

 Skin, of a warm pale reddish brown, or pale chestnut ; bright green 

 on the shaded side and near the stalk, dotted with grey. Eye, closed. 

 Flesh, opaline, with only here and there a fibre of rose-colour ; tender, 

 juicy, but not rich, being rather flat. 



De Bellegarde. See Black Bourjassotte. 



D'EYRAGUE. Fruit, below medium size, and oblate. Skin, pale 

 yellow, tinged with green. Flesh, pale rose-coloured, tender and juicy, 

 but not particularly rich in flavour. 



DE GRASSE. Fruit, medium sized, round, and with a short neck, 

 and distinct longitudinal ribs. Skin, yellowish white, covered with 

 blue bloom. Stalk, very short, scarcely perceptible. Eye, like an 

 ej^elet-hole. Flesh, very dark red, thick, stiff, and syrupy, with a 

 most delicious flavour. 



DE LIPARI (Verte Petite). Fruit, very small, oblate, marked 

 with longitudinal ridges. Skin, green, becoming yellowish as it attains 

 perfect maturity, and covered with a very thin bloom. Eye, open like 

 an eyelet-hole. Stalk, one-eighth of an inch long. Flesh, pale rose- 

 coloured, somewhat opaline, or a pale coppery colour ; dry, coarse, and 

 not at all well-flavoured. 



