Fig Varieties: A Monograph - uri=ucce.ucdavis

February, 1955] Condit: Fig Varieties
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Karayaprak (syn Dülekgazi). Described by Hagan (1929), Condit and Baskaya (1948),
and Ozbek (1949). Grown in some parts of the Smyrna fig district on account of its
resistance to fruit diseases and insects. Figs smaller and skin coarser and thicker than
that of Sari Lop; used both fresh and dried, mostly in homes.
Leaves mostly 5-lobed, but many nonlobed, unusually dark green. Figs medium,
oblate; eye small; color yellowish green; pulp light strawberry.
Ozbek gives the average weight as 43 grams, and the number of seeds per gram as
839.
Kassaba. Described by Eisen (1901), Roeding (1903, 1914), Rixford (1918a), and
Condit (1947). Introduced into California in 1882 by the Bulletin Company, San
Francisco, but never grown commercially.
Trees vigorous, upright; widely scattered among Sari Lop trees in the Meander
Valley; also planted as a border tree at Kassaba. Leaves 3- or 5-lobed, medium,
somewhat glossy above; upper sinuses shallow and narrow, lower very shallow, or
none; base truncate to broadly cordate; margins serrate.
Figs large, turbinate, or sometimes oblate; neck thick, short; stalk short; ribs fairly
prominent and elevated; eye medium, smaller than that of Sari Lop; surface dull; color
pale green; pulp strawberry; flavor rich, sweet; quality very good. Season late. Dried
figs readily distinguishable by the dark-red pulp. (Plate 15, A.)
Khadir. Described by Minangoin (1931) as a Smyrna-type fig from Dra Tamar,
Tunisia. Leaves variable, some small and heart-shaped, others larger, deeply 3-lobed;
petiole long. Figs small, spherical, without neck; skin of fine texture, green in color; eye
closed; pulp red.
Kouffi Vert. Described by Minangoin (1931) as a Smyrna-type fig from Kalaâ Srira,
Tunisia. Leaves medium, 5-lobed, lower lobes not clearly defined. Figs large, sessile;
skin thick; color light green, darker on ribs; pulp dark red.
Lebi. Described and figured by Ozbek (1949). Found occasionally in the gardens of
the Meander Valley. Not a popular variety, either fresh or dried, but notable because
of its resistance to cold.
Leaves medium, generally 5-lobed; lobes somewhat auricled; base truncate. Figs
medium, oblate; average weight 31 grams; eye small, open; scales pink; skin yellow,
finely pubescent, medium thick, easy to peel; pulp light red; flavor fiat. Number of
seeds per gram, 861.
Madoui. Described by Minangoin (1931) as a caprified fig from Dra Tamar, Tunisia.
Leaves large, 5-lobed; petiole long. Figs small, oblate, without neck; eye closed; skin
thick, green in color; pulp hollow at the center, bright red.
Malaki Blanc (P.I. No. 6,464). A Damascus fig, grown in Algeria before introduction
into the United States in 1901. Figs medium, yellow, with red pulp; not splitting when
ripe.
Mamari (P.I. No. 6,463). Same source as Malaki Blanc. Figs medium, yellow, red
inside; splitting when ripe.