Fig Varieties: A Monograph - uri=ucce.ucdavis

emaining green until full maturity.................................................................Ischia
Black
Neck present, more or less prominent.
Apex of mature fruit showing zone of green color lighter than body.
Green zone encircling the eye only.
Neck somewhat flattened in many specimens.
Surface of fruit glossy; texture of skin unusually firm and
rubbery;
season
late...................................................................................Vernino
Surface of fruit dull; bloom thick, pruinose; season medium
early......................................................................................................Toulousienne
Neck round in cross section; ribs coloring earlier than body.........Constantine
Green zone at apex either circular or irregular, and commonly
extending onto and down one side of the body.
Figs above medium to large, pyriform; color purplish black;
surface
glossy..................................................................................................Barnissotte
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