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What does VS mean?

  I couldn't find out on my own what the 'VS" suffix  means on a fig name.  I'm guessing it means "virus susceptible"?    but I hope it means something else like "Very Sweet"
  I just had to show my ignorance and ask..  F4F members have been very helpful sharing their knowledge with me.

 The tags say  Paradiso Bronze VS
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"VS" is a designation for the initials of the man who popularized this strain of "Marseilles Black"-VS.  Then everyone knows the distinction between the "VS" strain, and the commercially/privately available "Marseilles Black" varieties.  Hope this clears thing up.  I wondered myself....until someone explained it to me.


Frank
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yup same JH, GM, etc
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  Thank you Frank, That probably explains other suffixes too.   
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VS stands for Vasile S.  (I don't know his last name, but seems it starts with S).  He is Herman2 on this forum.

Mike   central NY state, zone 5 
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