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sort of dirty brown, and covered with a grey bloom. It cracks in lines 

 when fully ripe. Eye, closed. Stalk, very short. Flesh, dark red, 

 very tender and juicy, charged with a thick syrup. 

 A very excellent and handsome fig. 



PRECOCE D'ESPAGNE. — Fruit, small, quite round, with obscure 

 longitudinal lines. Skin, dark green, tinged with brown over the crown, 

 and becoming gradually paler towards the stalk. Stalk, about a quarter 

 of an inch long. Flesh, opaline under the skin, and rose-coloured at 

 the centre ; very richly flavoured, and the juice quite a syrup. 



This is a very early variety, and in Spain is called Tres fer, or thrice 

 bearing. 



Precoce Noire. See Black Boiirjassotte. 



PREGUSSATA. — Fruit, small, round, compressed at the ends. 

 Skin, purplish brown in the shade, dark brown, covered with pale 

 spots, next the sun. Flesh, deep red, rich and luscious. August to 

 October. Well adapted for forcing. 



Purple. See Brown Turkey. 



Raby Castle. See White Marseilles. 



RECOUSSE NOIRE.— Fruit, large, roundish-oblate, with a long 

 neck, very much more swollen on one side than the other, and marked 

 with obscure ribs. Skin, dark mahogany or chestnut colour, becoming 

 paler towards the neck, and generally greenish at the stalk, which is 

 very short. Eye, closed. Flesh, dark opaline, with a tinge of very 

 delicate rose at the centre ; very tender and juicy, but not very highly 

 flavoured, being rather flat and herbaceous than otherwise. 



Reculver. See Black Provence. 



Red. See Brunswick. 



Ronde Noire. See Black Ischia. 



ROSE PEYRONNE. — Fruit, medium sized, roundish oval, marked 

 with longitudinal lines. Skin, pale brown, covered with a fine grey 

 bloom ; cracks in netted lines when it ripens. Stalk, about a quarter 

 of an inch long. Flesh, very pale salmon, tender, and very juicy, rich, 

 sugary, and delicious. 



This is quite distinct from Brunswick, with which it is made synony- 

 mous in the Horticultural Society's Catalogue, and in the first edition 

 of this work. 



ROUGETTE. — Fruit, below medium size, or small obovate, without 

 ribs. Skin, of a red copper-colour, yellow in the shade, and shading 

 off to yellow towards the stalk. Eye, quite closed. Stalk, short. Flesh, 

 copper-red throughout ; tender and juicy, but not sugary or rich, being 

 rather flat than otherwise. 



