NEW AMEfcl'CAN ORCJ HARDEST; 



er meat, as food. Figs are prepared by dipping them; irs 

 scalding ley, made of the ashes of the fig tree, and their 

 dried in the sun. And according to Dambouffiey, [see 

 Dom. Enc.] "in dyeing, a decoction of the green branches 

 and leaves imparts a deep gold color, of a brownish red' 

 shade ; but the leaves alone impart a very deep yellow color. 

 And the substances thus dyed retain a very agreeable fra- 

 grance for many months r even after being washed. The 

 wood of the' fig tree is almost indestructible, and was for- 

 merly much employed, in* the East,, for the preservation of 

 embalmed bodies." [J6.] 



VARIETIES. 



1. ANGELIQUE. Lindley. Eon Jard. 

 MELITE, COURCOUREL&E BNCHE, Hort. Soc. Cat. 

 YELLOW ANGELIQUE. Bon Jard. 



The fruit is small ; its color yellow ; form pyramidal ; its* 

 pulp is white, but red* at- the centre, and of excellent flavor^ 

 This sort is cultivated in the neighborhood of Paris 



2. COMMON BLUE. Mr. Neill 



Sometimes called the Purple ffig ; is of an oblong shape,, 

 and the tree is a great bearer. August. 



3. LARGE BLUE. Lindky, 

 LARGE PUR?LE. 



Fruit Targe, oblong; skin purple, or dark brown, cov 

 ered with a thick blue bloom ; pulp deep red, of a very good 

 flavor. A very hardy sort, and a most excellent bearer. 



4. BOURDEAUX. lAndky. 



POIRE FIGUK, VIOLETTE DE BOUKOXAITX, of the FrencH. 

 The fruit is long and pyramidal, rounded at the crown, 

 its length three inches ; its color is naturally a deep violet ;. 

 its pulp is deep red or purple, succulent, and sweet. This- 

 fi'g is slated to be cultivated throughout France, and al- 

 though not of very high flavor, it is very productive, pro- 

 ducing annually two crops. 



5. FIGUE BLANCHE RONDE. N. DuJi. PI. iv. 



ROUND WHITE. 



This fig is esteemed the most suitable for the climate of 

 Paris ; it is the most multiplied,, and is there preferred to 

 all others for its productiveness, and the superior quality 

 of its fruit. The fruit is turbinate, two inches in diameter ; 

 color at maturity yellowish green ; the flesh is white, very 

 sweet and delicious. The first crdj> begins to ripen at the 



