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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, rcundish-pyriform ; color pale bluish 



