462 SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY. 



Black Ischia (Blue Ischia). Medium, turbinate, flat at top; 

 color deep purple, almost black when ripe. Flesh deep red, sweet, 

 and luscious. Grown South and in Arizona. 



Blue Celeste (Violette). Small to medium, ovate, turbinate; 

 color dark violet amber, with bloom at the neck. Flesh amber-colored, 

 sweet, not high-flavored. A very hardy variety in Texas and the 

 South. 



Adriatic Fig. 



Brunswick (Madonna) . Large to very large, pyriform, with swollen 

 sides, one larger than the other; apex obtuse; neck and stock short; 

 color pale amber, with violet shade. Flesh amber-colored. Season, 

 early. Quality good for canning or preserves; rather poor for dessert 

 use. Grown in Texas and the South. 



Drap d'Or. Large, pyriform, with low neck and short stem; 

 color light reddish amber. Flesh rosy red ; quality very good. Grown 

 in Arizona and on west coast; used largely in confections and for 

 crystallizing. 



Du Roi. Medium or above, roundish-pyriform ; color pale bluish 



