Fig Varieties: A Monograph - uri=ucce.ucdavis

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Boutiltete. Listed by Du Breuil (1876) and Eisen (1901) as a very good drying fig,
grown at Brignoles, France.
Doucette. Listed by Duchartre (1857), Du Breuil (1876), and Eisen (1888, 1901), as a
good fig, fresh and dried, at Salon, France.
Fabre. Listed only by Eisen (1901) as a large French fig, producing two crops.
Koutsina. Listed by Symeonides (1930) as a variety grown “all over Tylliria district”
of Cyprus.
Malaktiana. Listed by Symeonides (1930) as a variety especially popular near
Lefkara, Cyprus.
Messongue (syn. Moelle). Listed by Duchartre (1857), Du Breuil (1876), and Eisen
(1901, apparently quoted from Du Breuil), as a very large fig, grown at Salerno, Italy.
Good both fresh and dried.
Papathoumika. Described by Symeonides (1930) as one of the best varieties of
Cyprus for production of dried figs, having a very thin skin and small seeds.
Porcine. Listed by Tanara (1651) as producing two crops; good for the fresh-fruit
market.
Seirola Negra. Sauvaigo (1889) noted that he had found this variety in the vicinity of
Nice. As a synonym, he gave Ficus carica turneria Risso.
Vardina (syn. Vardica). Listed by Symeonides (1930) as producing some of the
largest figs of Cyprus, and most popular for fresh consumption.
Vazanata. Listed by Symeonides (1930) as a variety grown everywhere on the island
of Cyprus. Mostly consumed fresh, but in the Paphos district it produces the dried figs
known locally as “maxiles.”