I ordered both trees from Edible Landscaping this year. The Italian Honey/Lattarula came as a big tree (3-4 feet) with five branches and four large figs on it. Their Marseilles is probably not the Marseilles White but is described as having yellow figs and the tree they sent was about half the size of the IH. The leaves on both trees seem similar but the nursery stock is distinctly different.
Dennis sold me on Latturula when he said: “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…. If you don't have Latturula, then get one....You will be glad you did! “ http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/el-lattarulla-and-st-anthony-marseilles-5390618?highlight=super+soft+cotton+ball+drenched+honey&pid=1285625257#post1285625257
I have no idea which “box of chocolate” Marseilles they sent. There was extensive discussion on the different Marseilles out there and which one was the one grown by Thomas Jefferson. This was one thread: http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/whiteyellow-marseilles-feedback-6874590?highlight=white+yellow+marseilles+synonyms&pid=1282593460#post1282593460 Edible Landscaping provided it to Monticello in the early 1980's when Monticello was redoing their historical gardens, making an attempt to replant varieties that likely existed on the estate during Jefferson's time. Michael in Virginia posted: “I'm slowly collecting all the Marseilles plants I run into if they are supposed to be separate varieties. I can tell you that the Marseilles that is grown at Monticello is a great tasting fig. It was in my top ten last year.”
This seemed to sum up the forum discussions: “the topic of the white Marseilles variety(s) generally ends with everyone agreeing to not to talk about Marseiiles anymore and just accept they have a fine fig :)”