36 BULLETIN 732, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



pink before and dark amber after maturity, intensely sweet, good flavor; eye medium, 

 open. 



This variety was derived from cuttings of the writer's importation from Smyrna in 

 1882, planted on the ranch of the late R. B. Blowers, Woodland, Cal. Turkish name 

 unknown; named "Blowers" by Dr. Gustav Eisen. 



Eisen. — A seedling of the Maslin orchard at Loomis, Cal., from the best type of 

 imported Smyrna figs. The tree is unfortunately located near a swampy spot in the 

 orchard and is not in normal condition'. Grafts have been inserted in better localities 

 where the fruit is showing high quality. 



The following description is from vigorous, thrifty grafts. Leaves medium to large, 

 mostly five lobed; lobes bluntly pointed, edges coarsely serrate; upper surface dark, 

 glossy green, rough, smooth beneath, sinuses variable from shallow to deep, with no 

 overlapping of lobes; petioles greenish white, one-third the length of blade, veins a 

 shade lighter, covered with, soft tomentum; stipules light green; fruit large to very 

 large, 2 to 2f inches in diameter, onion shaped like the Lob Ingir; neck thin, short; 

 stem very short; ribs prominent from apex to neck, often branched; skin very thin 

 and delicate, covered with white dots which remain till maturity; color greenish 

 yellow, changing to translucent amber when dry ; occasionally the delicate skin cracks, 

 showing the white flesh within; pulp juicy, light amber, more transparent than the 

 Lob Ingir and extending to very near the skin, leaving the flesh very thin; flavor 

 sweet and rich. A large portion of the crop at Loomis is self-sealed like the Rixford. 

 Cuttings in small numbers have been distributed to the best fig localities, and if its 

 high quality at Loomis is sustained at other places it will prove to be a valuable addi- 

 tion to the list of desirable figs. Named in honor of Dr. Gustav Eisen. 



Hilgard. — Large, thrifty tree, spreading top, trunk knobby, 2 J feet in diameter. At 3 

 feet from the ground it divides into four large branches. Leaves three to five lobed, 

 many entire, glossy green above, rough, light green below; sinuses shallow, lobes 

 acute, edges finely to coarsely serrate; petioles one-fourth to one-third the length of 

 the blade, covered with very short tomentum or glabrous; veins a lighter shade; fruit 

 medium in size, lemon yellow, skin covered with minute whitish dots and very deli- 

 cate bloom, flat or onion shaped; ribs irregular, branched, extending from apex to 

 stem, smoothing out at maturity; eye open, bracts pink, with a dark circle surround- 

 ing; neck very short or none; stem very short; pulp rosy red, deepening to dark amber 

 at maturity; seeds medium sized, not very numerous. This seedling tree of the 

 Maslin orchard at Loomis is almost immune from splitting, while fruit on adjoining trees 

 splits badly. This is a very sweet and excellent flavored fig. Named in honor of the 

 late Prof. E. W. Hilgard. 



Rixford. — A seedling raised from the best imported Smyrna brand, planted by E. W. 

 Maslin in 1886 on his ranch at Loomis, Cal. The tree is vigorous, thrifty, and the 

 largest in the Maslin orchard of 172 trees; drooping habit with a spread of branches 

 over 50 feet and diameter of trunk 2 feet; leaves large, up to 8 by 8 inches, light green 

 above without gloss, three to five lobed, a few entire, finely to coarsely serrate, sinuses 

 shallow, not more than one-third the length of blade; petioles one-third to one-half the 

 length of blade, and with veins whitish green, smooth, covered with short, soft tomen- 

 tum; stipules pointed, whitish green. Fruit medium sized, up to 1£ to 2£ inches, 

 round-obtuse, somewhat flattened at the apex, neck small, short, bent to one side; 

 stem very short; ribs prominent from apex to neck, smoothing out at maturity; skin 

 thin, color lemon yellow, greenish toward the apex, with scattered white dots from 

 center to neck, some elongated; eye small; bracts short, white, surrounded by dark 

 ring at maturity; pulp deep red, changing to brown amber when mature and dry. In 

 a huge portion of the figs the eye is sealed as they ripen by the gradual hardening of a 

 drop of pellucid gum, effectually excluding filth and beetles and other insects. They 

 do not sour, as germs of fermentation are also excluded. Very sweet and fine flavor, 

 bur with the fault at Loomis in some seasons of splitting badly. One of the earliest 



