Varieties of the Fig. 331 
Mug dalen.—Below medium, round; ribs distinct, rough, disappearing 
around the eye; stalk longer than the fig; eye open, large; skin greenish 
yellow; pulp amber white. A very delicious fig, superior to the Ischias and 
Celeste. Not synonymous with Angelique. 
Marseillaise, Long.—Large, longer than wide; skin thick, with brownish 
shade; pulp dull red. Requires moist soils. A fair fig, which dries well. 
Not related to either Black or White Marseillaise. 
Marseillaise, White—Medium ovate, pyriform; neck short; stalk 
medium; ribs numerous and distinct; apex flattened; eye large, open; skin 
downy, pale yellowish green, mottled with white; pulp amber, with a few 
large seeds. One of the best figs for drying. Requires sandy, rich soil. 
Mission, Black.—Medium to large, turbinate; neck long; stalk short; 
ribs distinct; eye prominent, open; skin rough, deep mahogany violet, with 
red flush; pulp not fine, red, but not bright or brownish amber; sweet, but 
not high-flavored; common in the Southern States, California, and Mexico. 
The oldest fig in this country. 
Monaco Bianco; syn. White Monaco.—Large, rounded, turbinate, flat- 
tened; neck small but very distinct; ribs numerous; eye very open; skin 
dark bluish green, with thin bloom; pulp dark-red rose. A most excellent 
fig for table, one of the best in California. 
Pacific White.—An unknown variety found growing on a farm in Placer 
County. Medium size, fine-grained, very sweet, dries well, but the skin is 
thicker and more tough than the imported fig. That and its small size are 
ie only objections to it. It is quite widely distributed in southern Cal- 
iforna. 
Pastiliere.— Large, 3 inches by 1%; elongated, pyriform, with long 
neck; stalk short; eye closed, surrounded by an elevated iris; skin rough, 
‘hairy, with blue bloom; pulp red. Fine for preserves. 
Ronde Noire.—Large, round, but irregular; neck distinct, short; eye 
small; skin smooth, waxy, dark violet brown; pulp amber. ‘Greatly to be 
eo eeeed as a table fig. Is not related to Black Ischia or Osborn 
Prolific. : 
San Pedro, White, syn. Brebas.—Very large, round, flattened at apex; 
stalk and neck short; eye open; skin thick, tender, of a bright yellow color 
or greenish in the shade, without bloom; pulp amber. A remarkable and 
handsome fig. Only the first crop matures without caprification. Suited 
only for table use. Requires moist, rich soil. 
San Pedro, Black.—Very large, elongated ovate, with no stalk, but 
with well-set neck; skin smooth, violet black with green neck; pulp red, 
coppery, tinted violet. For table use. The largest fig known. 
Smyrna (Fig of Commerce, Drying fig of Smyrna).—Of several 
attempts to secure the true Smyrna fig, or the variety which produces the 
well-known Smyrna fig of commerce, that made by the San Francisco 
Bulletin, and managed by G. P. Rixford, has achieved most prominence, 
and is now generally conceded to have proved successful. Fourteen thou- 
sand cuttings were obtained through United States Consul E. J. Smithers, 
in 1882, and. a large part of these were distributed throughout the State. A 
later direct importation of fig cuttings from Smyrna was made by the 
Fancher Creek Nursery, of Fresno. These trees have already borne fruit, 
as has been described in a preceding paragraph on caprification. In the 
summer of 1890 cuttings imported from Smyrna by the United States Depart- 
ment of Agriculture were sent to several parties in this State. If the fig 
insect fully establishes itself, as anticipated on a previous page, this variety 
will establish itself as the leading drying fig here as a Smyrna, and a very 
important industry will be established upon it. Other figs called Smyrna in 
this State are misnamed. 
Verdal, Round.—Below medium, round pyriform, without stalk or neck; 
skin smooth, waxy, bluish green; eye closed; pulp dark, blood red. A 
small fig, but valuable for canning and preserves; better than the Ischias or 
