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EDIBLE FIGS: THEIR CULTURE AND CURING. (By Gustav Eisen.) 5
Nature and structure of the flowers and fruit of the fig 5
Classification of varieties of edible figs 6
Varieties of figs found useful in California 7
Caprification 10
Climate suitable for fig culture 10
Figs for drying 10
Figs for table use 11
Figs for preserving, canning, and home consumption 11
Soil 11
Propagation 12
Seedlings 13
Budding and grafting 13
Planting 14
Double trees 14
Standard trees 15
Pruning 15
Drying and curing 16
Picking 16
Sulphuring 17
Dipping fresh figs 17
Drying on trays 18
Degree of dryness 19
Sweating and equalizing 19
Artificial drying 19
Packing 20
Dipping 20
Assorting 20
Pulling 20
Packing 21
Pressing 21
FIG CULTURE IN THE GULF STATES. (By Frank S. Earle.) 23
Propagation 23
Soil and location 24
Cultivation and fertilization 25
Insect enemies and diseases 26
Fig-tree borer 26
Fig-leaf mite 27
Root knot 27
Fig-leaf rust 27
Fig Cercospora 27
Die back 28
Root rot 28
Varieties 28
List of figs recommended by American Pomological Society 29
Uses 29
Marketing fresh figs 30
Canning factories 31
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