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Grosse Monstreuse de Lipari

Fruit very large and broad, flattened at the apex; skin chestnut-brown, covered with a thick bloom; flesh red, thick and juicy. A large handsome Fig. that grows and bears freely. Negro Largo. Fruit pear-shaped, ribbed, very large and long; skin black; flesh pale red, tender, juicy, and richly flavoured. A variety of good habit when restricted at the root; one of the best for pot culture. Osborn's Prolific. Fruit roundish, turbinate, with a very long neck; skin dark mahogany, shading off to pale brown towards the neck, which is green; surface of fruit thickly dotted with grayish spots; flesh milky-white, of exquisite flavour. An excellent Fig. introduced by Messrs. Osborn, of Fulham, in 1879. It is an abundant bearer, and well adapted for culture in pots. (Dr. Hogg's "Fruit Manual.") Panachee. Fruit roundish, with a short neck; skin yellow, beautifully striped with bright green; flesh pale red inside, thick and syrupy. A handsome distinct fruit.

White Ischia. Fruit small; skin greenish-yellow, thin and delicate; flesh dark red, juicy, sweet and rich. Small-growing and a great bearer, well adapted for pot culture.

White Marseilles. Fruit large, almost round, and slightly ribbed, with a short thick neck; skin thin, pale green, nearly white when ripe; flesh almost transparent, sweet, and rich. One of the hardiest varieties, and also suitable for forcing. It has several synonyms, including Figue Blanche, Ford's Seedling, White Genoa, White Naples, &c.