Markarian Information
Markarian
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Description
(syn. Markarian No. 2). Described and illustrated by Condit (1920a). Variety propagated and distributed by W. H. Samson, Corning, California, probably from a tree introduced from Asia Minor by the Bulletin Company of San Francisco; described by Samson (1906) as Capri No. 3; later obtained by Henry Markarian, Fresno, and grown as Markarian No. 2.Tree with upright branches, similar in habit of growth and foliage to that of Sari Lop (Calimyrna). Rarely found in collections of caprifigs.
Mamme crop light; figs medium or above, oblate, without neck; stalk thick and short, inclined to be flattened; ribs narrow but prominent; eye rather large, in center of a distinct, craterlike protrusion; color light green; interior white. Profichi crop fair to good; figs large, up to 2 inches in diameter, pyriform, with neck often distinctly flattened; eye in center of a broad depression; ribs few but prominent; white flecks scattered, inconspicuous; color light green; interior white. Midseason.
Condit Monograph
Markarian (syn. Markarian No. 2). Described and illustrated by Condit (1920a). Variety propagated and distributed by W. H. Samson, Corning, California, probably from a tree introduced from Asia Minor by the Bulletin Company of San Francisco; described by Samson (1906) as Capri No. 3; later obtained by Henry Markarian, Fresno, and grown as Markarian No. 2.
Tree with upright branches, similar in habit of growth and foliage to that of Sari Lop (Calimyrna). Rarely found in collections of caprifigs.
Mamme crop light; figs medium or above, oblate, without neck; stalk thick and short, inclined to be flattened; ribs narrow but prominent; eye rather large, in center of a distinct, craterlike protrusion; color light green; interior white.
Profichi crop fair to good; figs large, up to 2 inches in diameter, pyriform, with neck often distinctly flattened; eye in center of a broad depression; ribs few but prominent; white flecks scattered, inconspicuous; color light green; interior white. Midseason.
