130 JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Varieties of Figs. 



1. Adam. — Fruit medium size, pyriform ; skin dull brown, 

 tawny ; flesh dull red, second quality. Good cropper. 



2. Angelique noire. — Fruit below medium size, roundish or 

 oblate ; skin dark ; flesh bright red, rich. Strong grower and 

 moderate cropper. 



3. Arbal. 



4. Agcn. — Fruit medium size, roundish ; skin bright green, 

 cracking longitudinally when becoming ripe, thereby showing 

 very prominent white bands ; flesh deep red, very rich. The 

 latest of all Figs, requiring heat. Great cropper. 



5. Bamisotte grise. — Fruit below medium, roundish or 

 oblate ; skin dull brown or tawny ; flesh red, juicy, and rich. 



6. Biberaeo. — Fruit medium size, oblong ; skin dark purple ; 

 flesh dull red, moderate quality. A free cropper. 



7. Bifcre de la Malmaison. — Fruit below medium size, 

 roundish ; skin light brown and purple streaked, with a light 

 bloom ; flesh red, very rich. 



8. Black Douro. — A new variety from Spain. 



9. Black Ischia. — Fruit medium size, pyriform ; skin dark 

 purple ; flesh red, second quality. 



10. Blac 7 c Provence. — Fruit small, pyriform ; skin dark 

 purple ; flesh red, second quality. Very prolific. 



11. A Bois jaspS. — Fruit medium size, ovate; skin bright 

 mahogany, netted ; flesh bright red, medium quality. 



Boughton. — Same as Brunswick. 



12. Bourjassote blanche. — Fruit small, round or turbinate ; 

 skin dull green, inclining to tawny ; flesh pale rose, sweet and 

 rich. 



13. Bourjassote grise. — Fruit medium size, roundish and 

 flattened, almost oblate ; skin dull brown or tawny, with patches 

 of purple; flesh deep red, very rich and luscious. The most 

 constantly good Fig we have grown, and a good cropper. 



14. Boutana. — Fruit medium size, pyriform ; skin pale 

 greenish yellow, with russet ; flesh dull rose, sweet, but not rich» 



15. Bourjassote noire. — Fruit medium size, roundish, 

 ribbed ; skin purple ; flesh deep red, rather solid, and not rich. 



16. Brown Turkey. — Fruit medium size, pyriform ; skin 



