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De Naples. See White Marseilles. 

 De St. Jean. See Brunswick. 



DOCTOR HOGG'S BLACK. Fruit, about medium size, oblong 

 obovate. Neck, very short or wanting. Skin, slightly hairy, of a dark 

 mulberry colour, covered with a thick bloom, and numerous little white 

 specks on the surface, which is slightly furrowed in longitudinal lines, 

 and the skin cracks lengthwise when the fruit is fully ripe. Stalk, very 

 short and thick. Eye, small and closed. Flesh, dull red, with a thick 

 syrupy juice, very richly flavoured. 



I introduced this variety in 1864, having met with it in a vineyard near Tou- 

 louse. It was sent to the garden of the Royal Horticultural Society at Chiswick, 

 and as no name accompanied it, it became distinguished as " Dr. Hogg's Black." 

 I have not yet been able to identify it with any other variety ; but there is no 

 doubt that *as we become better acquainted with the figs grown in the south of 

 France and in Spain the correct name will some day be discovered. 



D'OR DE BAUME. Fruit, about medium size, oblong, distinctly 

 marked with ribs. Skin, pale hazel brown, and covered with a thin 

 bloom. On the shaded side, and next the stalk, it is green, becoming 

 yellowish at maturity. Stalk, short, very stout. Eye, open, like an 

 eyelet-hole. Flesh, pale rose-coloured towards the eye, and opaline 

 next towards the stalk ; juicy and richly flavoured. An excellent fig. 



D'OR DE LAURA. Fruit, below medium size, oblong, marked 

 with obscure ribs. Skin, green, becoming yellowish or dirty white 

 when fully ripe. Eye, closed. Flesh, opaline, very tender and melt- 

 ing, rich, sugary, and delicious. Dries and shrivels well. 



Drap d'Or. See Brunswick. 

 Early. See Brown Turkey. 

 Early Purple. See Black Ischia. 



EARLY VIOLET. Small, roundish. Skin, brownish red, covered 

 with blue bloom. Flesh, red, and well-flavoured. 



Tree hardy, and an abundant bearer ; well adapted for pots and for 

 forcing, when it bears three crops in one season. Though small, and 

 in the estimation of some an insignificant variety, this is among figs 

 what the Red Masculine is among apricots, and the Red Nutmeg among 

 peaches nicely flavoured, very early, and remarkably prolific. 



EARLY WHITE (Small Early White). Fruit, roundish turbinate, 

 somewhat flattened at the apex. Skin, thin, pale yellowish white. 

 Flesh, white, sweet, but not highly flavoured. 



Figue -Poire. See Bordeaux. 

 Fleur Rouge. See Brown Turkey. 

 Ford's Seedling. See White Marseilles. 



