Hello All,

does anyone have a master list of all the abbreviations that come after the varietal name?

This is probably more directed to Jon.

I heard that some of the acronyms are confidential.

There is no published list. They do represent their people/places of origin, usually when I have more than one variant/strain of a variety. Some sources wish to be confidential. The value for most people comes when looking at the pictures at Figs4fun, they allow you to distinguish between the variants, and see what each looks like.

Many people have a Marseilles fig, for example. They are white ones, dark ones, and unknown ones. By calling Herman's Marseilles VS (his initials) we can now keep it clearly separated from all other "Marseilles", and know specifically what you are getting when you acquire a Marseilles VS, along with all of the info, reports, experience, pictures, etc. that go with it. Even if Marseilles VS is not really a Marseilles (not suggesting that it isn't), it still has a unique identifier, now, This helps reduce some of the confusion with many figs having the same name.

Like many i do know a few of the abbrv.
No insults intended.

for example

UCdavis = U Can Depend A Virus Infected Scion.

GM = Great Material.

BC= Best Class

There is even a BS abbrv   ; )

All in fun

I have had the same question as Nas in the past.
Here is my humble suggestion, Jon.
Create a key on your site to these abbreviations (or within the variety description) as has been mentioned.  If it is confidential- list it as such.  Then you can stop getting hassled by us newbies about whether or not a certain abbreviation is "confidential."
You have created an incredible site here.  I think by providing as much info as possible on these sources will further seal the future of your site as the ultimate fig resource.
Ignore/Disagree with these comments if you wish- I appreciate your work regardless.

Kyle

I've had the same question also .....  What I have come to learn is that, basically, most/all of the sources are intended to be confidential.  The only ones I know about are ones that I've managed to guess based on threads here at this forum and through the occasional comment buried in this forum or the GW forum. 

PS -

After sitting on this overnight, I wanted to add a few more comments.

I'm proud to say that many folks can vouch to the fact that I don't mind sharing with folks who contribute to this community and others ... even the new people who come in to ask questions.  How could I?  Just by asking questions and participating, you are sharing the love I have for figs, and educating others who come in the future, or those who signed up just to read and see what other folks are doing.  I've shared and traded with many people here with no expectation of anything in return, and I wish all of us would do the same; I think if we did, there would be no need to divulge sources, there is more power in having many individuals with small collections sharing with each other than everyone going to a single source. 

Amen to that Jason.
Can attest to that as well, post picture of tree with nice looking ripe fig and Bam

Google search my location and come "snooping around" and meet my loyal friend Butch mean as a junk yard Dog.
Them 3 dogs beat any alarm along with my scatter 12g .

Too old to fight too old to chase.