58 THE FRUIT GARDEN 



Negro Largo. — A very fine large fruit. The first crop of fruits is apt to drop, 

 but the second is very abundant. Colour, shining deep chocolate black ; flavour, very 

 rich ; not suitable for outside culture ; foliage, very large. 



OSBORN's Prolific. — This may be described as a short jointed, free-bearing variety 

 of the Brown Turkey, valuable for pot culture, and hardy outside, fruit of very good 

 flavour, leaves deeply lobed. 



Reculer, Violette de Bordeaux, and Nagronne. — Neat growing sorts that 

 bear very freely ; they appear to be alike. Fruit, small, deep violet black, often with a 

 white bloom like a plum ; flavour, sweet and pleasant ; foliage, small, five-lobed. 



St. John's or Pingo de Mel. — Growth, very robust ; foliage, large and stout. These 

 appear identical, are remarkable for their free-cropping qualities, and force well. The 

 fruit is of a pale olive green colour, the skin thin, and the flesh nearly white, melting, 

 very sweet, tender and juicy ; the second crop is freely produced. Very suitable for 

 culture under glass. 



Violette Sepor. — Growth, moderate ; fruit, reddish brown, flesh dull salmon red, 

 and of delicate flavour. A valuable free-bearing sort, suitable for pot culture and forcing. 



White Ischia or Singleton. — Neat twiggy grower, /o/zo^^ much divided ; fruits 

 very small, greenish white, with orange tinge when fully ripe ; then they are delicious. 

 A very free bearer which under glass produces three crops a year ; not hardy. 



White Marseilles. — Growth, strong and vigorous ; foliage, three-lobed and large ; 

 a free-bearing, very early sort, useful for early forcing ; fruit, pale green, the flesh white 

 and translucent, very juicy, melting, and deliciously sweet. Valuable for outside and 

 inside culture. 



Other good varieties are : UAgen, a large green late fig ; Gourand Rouge, reddish 

 brown fruits ; Madeline or Angelique, resembling White Marseilles ; Nebian, very 

 large late green. All these are suitable only for culture under glass, except Madeline, 

 which does well outside also. 



