240 THE FKUIT MANUAL. 



Violette de Bordeaux. See Bordeaux. 



VIOLETTE GROSSE [AuUque). —Fmit, large, oblong, and perhaps 

 the longest-shaped of any of the figs except Brunswick, its length being 

 three times its diameter. Skin, deep violet. Flesh, red. 



Violette Longue. See Bordeaux. 



VIOLETTE-PERRUQUINE. — Fruit, about medium sized, oblong, 

 marked with obscure ribs. Skin, quite black, covered with a thick 

 blue bloom. Stalk, very short. Eye, like an eyelet-hole. Flesh, 

 deep red, thick and stiff, rather brisk, good, but not richly flavoured. 



This dries well. 



Walton. See Brown Turkey. 



WHITE BOURJASSOTTE {Bourjassotte Blanche).— Frait, below 

 medium size, round, and somewhat flattened, with distinct longitudinal 

 ribs on the sides. Skin, green, becoming yellowish at maturity, and 

 covered with a thin grey bloom. Eye, quite closed. Stalk, very 

 short. Flesh, dark blood red, thick and stiff, but not particularly rich 

 in flavour, though, at the same time, a good fig. 



White Genoa. See White Marseilles. 



WHITE ISCHIA {Oreen Ischia ; Nerii; Singleton; Brocket Hall). 

 — Fruit, small and turbinate. Skin, pale greenish yellow, very thin, so 

 much so that when fully ripe the flesh, which is purple, shines through 

 and gives the fruit a brownish tinge ; rich, highly flavoured, and 

 luscious. End of August. 



The tree is of smaU habit of growth, a great bearer, well adapted for 

 pot culture, and forces well. 



WHITE MARSEILLES {Blanche; D'Athenes; Ford's Seedling; 

 Large White Genoa ; Marseillaise ; de Naples ; Pocock's ; Baby Castle ; 

 White Naples; White Standard; White Oenoa). — Fruit, above medium 

 size, quite round, with a short neck, and well marked longitudinal 

 ridges running from the stalk to the apex. Skin, green, becoming a 

 pale green when it ripens. Eye, open. Flesh, opaline, exceedingly 

 rich, juicy, and sugary. 



One of the most delicious figs in cultivation. It dries remarkably 

 well and easily. The tree forces well; and the fruit ripens freely 

 against a wall in the open air. 



White Naples. See White Marseilles. 

 White Standard. See White Marseilles. 



YELLOW ISCHIA ((7«/;5ms).— Fruit, large, turbinate. Skin, yellow. 

 Flesh, dark red, tender, and very juicy, with a rich and sugary flavour. 

 September. 



