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The Common Blue. This is rather inferior in flavor to 

 the foregoing ; but is very hardy and productive. Fruit 

 large, oblong, bluish-purple; early, and produces two 

 crops. 



Pregussatta, Fruit medium, roundish, flattened; skin 

 purplish-brown in the shade, dark brown in the sun ; flesh 

 deep red, high flavored, and luscious. This is usually 

 placed among the light-colored figs, but properly belongs 

 here. 



WHITE, YELLOW, AND GREEN VARIETIES. 



Lemon White, or Common White, Fruit turbinate, 

 flattened ; stalk short ; bkin pale yellowish-green ; flesh 

 white and sweet, not high flavored. Ripens quite early, 

 and is a good bearer. Its color renders it a favorite for 

 preserving. 



White Genoa, Fruit large, globular, a little length- 

 ened to the stalk ; skin thin, yellowish when ripe ; flesh 

 light red, and of sweet, delicious flavor. If protected, the 

 fruit is the first to ripen. A good bearer. Indispensable. 



iVerii, Fruit small, roundish obovate ; skin light green- 

 ish-yellow; flesh red, slightly acid, delicate and rich. 

 Has borne here some years, and is a very nice little fig. 



Alicante, A very large and delicious purple fig, bear- 

 ing abundantly early in the season, until frost, in the low 

 country, but not suited to this latitude, as it is more 

 tender than those described. 



Black Ischia and White Ischia are said to be good. 

 The above list we know are. The White Marseilles, Gen- 

 tile, and Yellow Ischia are worthless. The Matanzas is 

 said to be a very desirable variety, but as we have never 

 seen the fruit, we cannot give a description of it. 



