36 BULLETIN 732, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
pink before and dark amber after maturity, intensely sweet, good flavor; eye medium, 
open. 
This variety was derived from cuttings of the writer’s importation from Smyrna in 
1882, planted on the ranch of the late R. B. Blowers, Woodland, Cal: Turkish name 
unknown; named ‘‘ Blowers” by Dr. Gustav Eisen. 
Bisen.—A seedling of the Maslin orchard at Loomis, Cal., from the best type of — 
imported Smyrna figs. The tree is unfortunately located near a swampy spot in the 
orchard and is not in normal condition. Grafts have been inserted in better localities 
where the fruit is showing high quality. ie 
The following description is from vigorous, thrifty grafts. Leaves medium to large, 
mostly five lobed; lobes bluntly pointed, edges coarsely serrate; upper surface dark, 
glossy green, rough, smooth beneath, sinuses variable from shallow to deep, with no 
overlapping of lobes; petioles greenish white, one-third the length of blade, veins a 
shade lighter, covered with soft tomentum; stipules light green; fruit large to very 
large, 2 to 22 inches in diameter, onion shaped like the Lob Ingir; neck thin, short; 
stem very short; ribs prominent from apex to neck, often branched; skin very thin 
and delicate, covered with white dots which remain till maturity; color greenish 
yellow, changing to translucent amber when dry; occasionally the delicate skin cracks, 
showing the white flesh within; pulp juicy, light amber, more transparent than the 
Lob Ingir and extending to very near the skin, leaving the flesh very thin; fiavor 
sweet and rich. A large portion of the crop at Loomis is self-sealed like the Rixford. 
Cuttings in small numbers have been distributed to the best fig localities, and if its 
high quality at Loomis is sustained at other places it will prove to be a valuable addi- 
tion to the list of desirable figs. _Named in honor of Dr. Gustav Eisen. 
Hilgard.—tLarge, thrifty tree, spreading top, trunk knobby, 24 feetin diameter. At 3 
feet from the ground it divides into four large branches. Leaves three to five lobed, 
many entire, glossy green above, rough, light green below; sinuses shallow, lobes 
acute, edges finely to coarsely serrate; petioles one-fourth to one-third the length of 
the blade, covered with very short tomentum or glabrous; veins a lighter shade; fruit 
medium in size, lemon yellow, skin covered with minute whitish dots and very deli- 
cate bloom, flat or onion shaped; ribs irregular, branched, extending from apex to. 
stem, smoothing out at maturity; eye open, bracts pink, with a dark circle surround- 
ing; neck very short or none; stem very short; pulp rosy red, deepening to dark amber 
at maturity; seeds medium sized, not very numerous. This seedling tree of the 
Maslin orchard at Loomis is almost immune from splitting, while fruit on adjoining trees 
splits badly. This isa very sweet and excellent flavored fig. Named in honor of the 
late Prof. E. W. Hilgard. 
Rixford.—A seedling raised from the best imported Smyrna brand, planted by E. W. 
Maslin in 1886 on his ranch at Loomis, Cal. The tree is vigorous, thrifty, and the 
largest in the Maslin orchard of 172 trees; drooping habit with a spread of branches 
over 50 feet and diameter of trunk 2 feet; leaves large, up to 8 by 8 inches, light green 
above without gloss, three to five lobed, a few entire, finely to coarsely serrate, sinuses 
shallow, not more than one-third the length of blade; petioles one-third to one-half the 
length of blade, and with veins whitish green, smooth, covered with short, soft tomen- 
tum; stipules pointed, whitish green. Fruit medium sized, up to 14 to 24 inches, 
round-obtuse, somewhat flattened at the apex, neck small, short, bent to one side; 
stem very short; ribs prominent from apex to neck, smoothing out at maturity; skin 
thin, color lemon yellow, greenish toward the apex, with scattered white dots from: 
center to neck, some elongated; eye small; bracts short, white, surrounded by dark 
ring at maturity; pulp deep red, changing to brown amber when matureand dry. In 
a large portion of the figs the eye is sealed as they ripen by the gradual hardening of a 
drop of pellucid gum, effectually excluding filth and beetles and otherinsects. They | 
do not sour, as germs of fermentation are also excluded. Very sweet and fine flavor, 
but with the fault at Loomis in some seasons of splitting badly. One of the earliest 
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