Fig Varieties: A Monograph - uri=ucce.ucdavis

446 Hilgardia
[Vol. 23, No. 11
Kahili. Described by Minangoin (1931) from Gafsa, Tunisia. Leaves small, deeply 3-
lobed; petiolar sinus very prominent; petiole long and slender. Figs small, oblatespherical;
eye wide open; color violet; pulp light red.
Kharroubi. Name signifies “carob,” as the figs have the color and sweetness of carob
pods. Described and illustrated by Grasovsky and Weitz (1932) as one of the sweetest
and best black figs of southern Palestine.
Trees are large and prolific. Figs medium, spherical; neck and stalk both short; eye
open, scales pink; skin thin, purplish black; pulp light strawberry; seeds many; season
late. Figs susceptible to rain damage.
Kus. Described and figured by Ozbek (1949) as only occasionally found in gardens at
Odemish, near Izmir, Turkey. Name signifies “bird.” Figs consumed fresh, ripening
over a long season in summer. Variety probably of the Common type.
Leaves mostly 3-lobed. Figs medium, pyriform, with prominent neck; stalk slender;
average weight 23 grams; eye protruding, partly open; white flecks large; color violet;
pulp light red, moderately sweet, somewhat aromatic.
Lardaro (syns. Lardaio, and probably Ladaro). Described and figured by Gasparrini
(1845) as Fico Lardaro, with the botanical name Ficus pachycarpa. Other descriptions
are by Porta (1592), Duchartre (1857), Pasquale (1876, with figure), Savastano (1885),
and Eisen (1888, 1901). According to Eisen, this is the most common fig near Naples,
where trees produce abundant crops. Savastano reported that caprification is practiced
for Lardaro. P.I. No. 86,809, received from Yalta, Crimea, as Lardaro, proved at
Riverside to be a medium-sized Smyrna-type fig of a green, unattractive color. It is
uncertain whether Lardaro is a Common-type or a Smyrna-type variety. The following
description is after that of Eisen.
Tree moderately vigorous, with spreading branches. Leaves large, 3-lobed.
Brebas none. Second-crop figs above medium to large, up to 3 inches long and 1-3/4
inches broad, pyriform, with long, tapering neck; stalk very short; ribs prominent,
raised, rough and irregular; eye flat, small but open; color green on body and neck,
with ribs dingy violet-brown; pulp pale rose, hollow, coarse; flavor agreeable.
Levenssana. Described by Risso (1826) as Ficus carica smithii, and by Sauvaigo (1889)
as Levenssana; description of Eisen (1901) is a literal translation of that of Sauvaigo.
Variety originated at Levens, near Nice.
Figs medium, oblate-spherical; skin hard, glossy, adhering to the pulp; color pistachio
green on lower half and brownish violet toward the apex; eye red; pulp bright red.
Longue d’Août. Described and illustrated by Simonet et al. (1945, 1947) as a two-crop
variety, grown at Sollies-Pont.
Brebas above medium, up to 5 inches long and 1-3/4 inches in diameter, elongatedpyriform,
very oblique; neck long and curved; stalk of medium length; surface
corrugated by numerous, prominent ribs; eye slightly protruding, open, scales
brownish; color of skin golden yellow, with brown tinge on the sunny side; pulp light
red; flavor insipid.
Second-crop figs medium, 2-1/4 inches long, pyriform, somewhat ribbed; neck short,
or none; stalk up to 3/4 inch in length; eye closed; skin green, flushed with violetbrown;
pulp rose-colored; quality mediocre.