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Colin Mills, compiler of the Hortus Camdenensis, died in late November 2012 after a short illness. As he always considered the Hortus his legacy, it is his family's intention to keep the site running in perpetuity. It will not, however, be updated in the near future.

Ficus carica ‘Large white Genoa’

A cultivar of Ficus carica L. ‘Fruit large, globular, a little lengthened towards the stalk. Skin thin, of a yellowish colour when fully ripe. Pulp red, of a good flavour. Ripe about the end of August. Mr. Forsyth says this bears two crops annually.’ [George Lindley – Orchard Guide p.167/1831].

 

 

Horticultural & Botanical History

‘Large, roundish-turbinate. Skin thin, of a pale yellowish colour, when fully ripe. Flesh red throughout, and of excellent flavour. End of August. This is a variety of first-rate excellence, but the tree is a bad bearer.’ [Hogg – Fruit Manual p.75/1860]. I have no information on its history.

 

 

History at Camden Park

Listed in an addendum to the 1857 catalogue [Fig no.8/1845].

 

 

Notes

Published Apr 24, 2010 - 02:32 PM | Last updated Jul 23, 2011 - 03:05 PM

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Family Moraceae
Category
Region of origin

Garden origin, unknown
Synonyms
Common Name

Edible Fig
Name in the Camden Park Record

Large white Genoa

 

 
Confidence level high