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3. Early White. — Fruit small, roundish, somewhat flattened at the crown; 

 foot-stalk very short ; skin thin; color white; when fully ripe, of a whitish yellow ; 

 'nsidc color also white; flesh sweet, but not very high-flavored ; ripens about the 

 middle of August. Under favorable circumstances produces two crops annually. 



4. Genoa, Larfie White. — Fruit large, globular, somewhat lengthened towards 

 the stalk ; skin thin ; flesh high-flavored ; color yellowish when ripe ; inside color 

 red ; ripens about the end of August. Will, under favorable circumstances, produce 

 two crops annually. 



5. Black IsciiiA. — Fruit short, middle-sized, somewhat flattened at the crown; 

 color black when ripe ; inside color deep red ; flesh very hi_L,'h -flavored ; ripens in 

 August. An excellent bearer. Originally from the island of Ischia. 



Cy. Malta. — Fruit small, much compressed at the top; much pinched towards 

 the foot-sUilk ; color pale brown, both outside and in ; flesh very sweet and well- 

 flavored ; ripens in August ; but when left to shrivel upon the tree, becomes very 

 delicious. 



7. Murray, ot Broum Naples. — Fruit rather largish, globular; color light brown 

 on the outiide, with faint marks of a dirty w hite ; the inside of nearly the same 

 color ; flesh well-flavored ; ripens about the beginning of September. 



8. Blue, or Purple. — Fruit pretty large, oblong ; color dark blue or purple. Is 

 a good bearer ; ripens in August. 



9. Naples, Large Black. — Fruit long ; somewhat compressed at the end ; foot- 

 etalks pretty long ; leaves more deeply divided than in most other varieties ; color 

 dark brown when fully ripe ; inside color inclining to red ; flesh high-flavored ; ripens 

 in September. 



10. Italian, Broum Naples, Brown Turkey. — Fruit snaall ; color, both outside and 

 in, brown ; flesh rich and delicious. Is of slender habits, and well calculated to force 

 when planted in pots or small boxes. 



11. Green Ischia. — Fruit oblong, almost globular at the crown; skin thin and 

 delicate ; color green, but when ripe the purple flesh shines through the thin skin, 

 and gives it the appearance of being stained with purple ; fle.sh high-flavored ; ripens 

 about the beginning of September. 



12. Brunswick, Hanwer, Madonna. — Fruit long, pyramidal; large; outside 

 color brown ; flesh light brown, coarse, and of little flavor ; ripens about the begin- 

 ning of September. 



13. Lee's Perpetual. — Originated by the late Mr. Lee. Is one of the best 

 bearing fig» we have, and should be introduced into all fig collections. 



14. Gentile. — Fruit middle-sized, globular; color yellow when ripe; flesh of 

 nearly the same color ; ripens late, and is a bad bearer. 



15. Ischia Small Brown. — Fruit pyramid d and small, with very short f.>ot- 

 stalks ; color brown ; flesh inclining to purple; very high-flavored ; ripens in Sep- 

 tember, and is an excellent bearer. 



IC. Ischia Yellow, Cyprus. — Fruit large, pyramidal; color yellow when rijie; 

 flesh purple, and well-flavored ; ripens in September, and is but an indifferent 

 bearer. 



17. White M auseii l.r.s.— ll.i.-, l^cn long in this country. Is a pood bearer, 

 and high-flavored fig. 



