I just ordered these two figs from EL, and want to know if they are the same thing! The more I read, the more confused I get. If anyone could shed some light, I'd appreciate it!
 

They are similar yet the St Anthony seem to make larger fruits.
I just wonder how come Edible L,did not advised you to get a set of 2 different trees when you asked for,like a white and a black.
Unless you specified you want white figs with light interior?!.

I bought the St A this year and it grew about 3 inches but has put on a ton of fruit for such a small plant. I have cuttings of IH but they were only started about 4 months ago but so far their are alot of similarities. May take at least 3 years before I can make a definite comparison. EL lists it as St Anthony's Marseilles so as Latturulla has many names( Italian Honey, White Marseilles among others), I have my suspicions EL's is the same.

@anniebee  --  If they have not shipped, cancelled one of the plants. A check on Jon's website under varieties showed St.Anthony as a dark colour fig.

I understand that to be caprified causing it to look different.

Since both of these figs can go by the name "Marseilles," I wonder which one was the Marseilles that Thomas Jefferson liked. 

From what I understand it is all one in the same. Being in his constant visits to France as Ambassador, it is the White Marseilles. But it is just the french name for Lattarulla just as Italian honey is its American name born here.

Aw, shucks. (Scratching my head.) In the interest of scientific inquiry, I'll have to grow both of them, to see if they are indeed the same.
 Also, now that I've upset the ratio of light/dark figs in my collection, I'll have to get a few more dark ones. Maybe 3 more, just to balance things out. No, wait, that won't work. Then I'll have to get 1 more green to balance that out. And so on! :)

Here is a post about the Jefferson site and figs

This is an old post, but a good one.

Like VS said, Latturula and Saint Anthony are related.....but are not the same.  I have 2 SAs and 2 Latturulas.  My SAs bears later in the season than Latturula.  I love the bright yellow color of Latturula when they're ripe and its sweet honey flavor.  It's like eating a super soft cotton ball drenched in honey!  It just melts in your mouth.


However, I don't believe Latturula and Marseilles White are the same.  However, I do believe they are related.  Both have very distinctive rib markings on the exterior.  In my climate, my Marseilles White does not turn yellow when ripe.  It stays green, has a white flesh, very juicy and sweet.  My best Marseille White figs came in 2009 and 2010.  Man I wish every year was like those!  

For those of us that live without the wasp, don't take Jon's photos of figs literal!  Caprification completly changes figs inside and out.  I'm not bashing Jon's site, just stating facts.  This is another example of why plain ole Brown Turkey figs and California Brown Turkey figs are "the best tasting figs in the world" according to those who live in California!  If you've ever tasted a caprified BT or CaBT fig, then you know what I'm talking about.  They are to die for good!  Jon's pictures CAN be misleading.  Just remember, most of those fig pics are caprified figs.

If you don't have Latturula, then get one....You will be glad you did!

Hey Dennis.
You name three similar and very nice varieties, Luttarula, Marseilles white and St Anthony! I also know that all Your trees are confirmed and true to name! Could You possibly post a couple of pics for side by side comparison of the above varieties? Thanks in advance and thanks for sharing invaluable knowledge !

Will do Chris. I do have a very hard time eating the figs from my Italian Honey. Got rid of the coons 2yrs ago, but those darn possums are hard to kill. Every year I only get a few IT figs. They can smell the ripe ones a long bit away!

Thanks Dennis. Those darn critters sure have a ripeness radar! Do they attack all varieties or have a preference on a select few? My problem fig is BMission. The wasps and birds kept hitting them three days before fully ripe, grrrrr. I had to pick every single one of them way too early!

Chris, they seem to hit my big producers, Italian Honey, Gino Black, LSU Tiger, Malta Black, Ischia Black, Marseilles Black, Sal's Corleone, and a few others.  But my Italian Honey must put out a strong honey smell b/c every year I only get a few to eat.  They are so delicate, sweet and rich tasting.  I guess I'm going to have to build another critter cage around my Italian Honey trees like I did on my Black Missions.  I  make my cages out out tomato cages and bird netting.

Oh ,so Black Mission is on the target list lol, I was thinking the exact same thing ,about building a cage. Go figure,we need to build fig cages to keep the birds out!! Lol .oh my,the things figs make us do!
From what I understand You have a real orchard! Growing up in Greece ,there were vineyards and fig farms all over and a very popular technic of bird deterant was long strips of plastic ribbon ,not unlike the one we use to wrap our Christmas presents, stretched in rows across the field! Maybe six feet apart parallel and a couple of feet above the tree line.The slightest wind caused the ribbon to create a low frequency hum that kept various critters and birds out of sight! The Catch? You have to keep the tree canopy fairly low!
Oh yeah and if you live in a small neighborhood You might get a "letter" ;)