350 BELECT VARIETIES OF FRUITS. 



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

 *arge, oval, white, becoming amber ; firm and rich, witl 

 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, Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. 



SECTION 16. FIGS. 



Very little is known here from experience of the par- 

 ticular qualities of the different 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 Brown Turkey. 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. 



Violette 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 



