DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 
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NEW AMERICAN — A sprout from Downing, and precisely like that well 
known sort, but decidedly hardier. 
NOIR OF SPAIN — A new everbearing Mulberry of large size, larger than 
the Lawton blackberry, which it greatly resembles; color black; flavor tart, 
like a blackberry and not the insipid sweet of most of the Morus family, and 
preferred by many to a blackberry. The tree is a sure bearer, strong grower, 
very hardy, and has a tendency to weep and could almost be classed as a 
weeping tree, making the fruit easily gathered. A very desirable ornamental 
tree, as well as one of the hardiest and most abundant bearers. By far the 
most desirable of the Mulberries. 
RUSSIAN — A hardy, rapid growing tree, introduced from Russia by the 
Mennonites; foliage abundant; valuable for wind-break. Fruit of little value. 
WHITE — Mostly cultivated for silk and honey. Fruit small and very sweet. 
F/GS. 
BROWN TURKEY — This is a very large fig; color violet-brown; the earli- 
est large fig in the San Francisco market. 
CALIFORNIA BLACK (Mission) — The well known local variety; fruit 
large; dark purple, almost black when fully ripe; makes a good dried fig; tree 
grows to a very large size and bears immense crops. 
SMRYNA (Lob Ingir) — Described by Gustave Eisen in Bulletin No. 9, page 
250 and 278 as follows: “Bulletin Smryna, Commercial Smryna, or California, 
Erbeghli, Erbelli, Erbeili; fruit large to very large, about 2 3-4 inches wide by 
2% inches long decidedly flattened like an onion, being compressed in diam- 
eter from stem to eye, neck thin, distinct but short; generally straight. No 
stalk or one very short. Ribs heavy, uneven, knotted and branching. Eye 
large with numerous scales of amber tint open and about 3-16 inches wide, so 
that the pulp can be seen through the opening. Skin the color of beeswax, 
smooth and waxy, shaded greenish; pulp pale to dark amber; when unripe 
shaded red. No distinct iris. Seeds large, flattened. Tree a strong, spread- 
ing but rather a straggling grower, with heavy branches. This is the best 
type of Smyrna fig, and the majority of figs imported from Smrnya to this 
country belong to this variety. It is a distinct fig, and this, and no other fig, 
should be known as Smyrna, if this name should be used at all. The promis- 
cuous use of the name Smyrna figs cannot be too much condemned. First 
imported by the Bulletin Co.” 
WHITE ADRIATIC — This variety takes the lead of all figs planted in Cali- 
fornia, and has of late years proven the most profitable fig grown. The best 
dried figs have been produced from this variety. Tree a stn>|^ and healthy 
grower; fruit about medium size; skin white and thin; pulp red, exceedingly 
aromatic, and changes to amber color when dried. Introduced from Sicily. 
August to October. 
