350 SELECT VARIETIES OF FRUITS. 



" Malaga." Bunches large, branched and loose ; berries 

 large, oval, white, becoming amber ; firm and rich, with 

 a high musky flavor; growth vigorous; leaves shining 

 and deeply lobed. 



9. White Sweetwater.— This and the Black Cluster are 

 the most common foreign varieties in this country. 

 Bunches of good size, open; berries of medium size, 

 round, green, becoming slightly colored in the sun ; sweet 

 and watery ; occasionally produced in tolerable perfection 

 in the open air. 



The Pomological Congress at New York, in 1849, 

 recommend for culture under glass, l^os. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. 



Section 16. — ^Figs. 



Yery little is known here from experience of the par- 

 ticular qualities of the difterent kinds of figs. Several 

 varieties have been tested, and are grown successfully in 

 the Boston graperies. The varieties most desirable for 

 out-door culture for their hardiness are : 



The Broicn Txirliey. — Large, oblong, pear-shaped ; skin 

 dark, brownish purple ; flesh red, leaves large. 



Black Ischia. — Medium size, roundish, dark violet, 

 nearly black ; flesh deep red, sweet and fine. This is one 

 of the most productive varieties. 



Yiolette de Bordeaux (Figue poire de Bordeaux. — 

 Large, long, pear-shaped, brownish red ; flesh reddish, 

 medium quality ; extensively cultivated about Paris for 

 its productiveness and hardiness. 



White Marseilles. — Small, roundish, nearly white; flesh 

 white ; not quite so hardy as the preceding sorts, but 

 very productive ; one of the most abundant in the Paris 

 markets. 



Upwards of forty varieties are described in the London 



