CONTENTS 



Introduction 1 



Reasons why fig planting should be increased 2 



Character of fig producing sections 2 



Temperatures 3 



Precipitation 4 



General field survey 6 



Scop'e of fig growing 9 



Investigations in Salt River Valley 11 



Influence of temperature 13 



Yield of edible fruit 17 



Decrease in size of fruit during picking season 19 



Size of fruit in different crops 20 



Yield of Capri figs 20 



Results of the survey and investigation 22 



The fig plant " ■ 22 



Groups of figs 23 



The fruit of the fig 24 



Kinds of flowers 24 



Crops of fruit 25 



Classification of figs 26 



New type of fig 27 



Characteristics of varieties • 27 



Fig culture 30 



Climatic requirements 30 



Soil • • 30 



Selecting varieties 31 



Propagation of the fig 32 



Propagation by seeds 32 



Selecting stock for propagation 32 



Vegetative propagation 34 



Propagation by shoots 34 



Arrangement of varieties in the orchard 35 



Edib e figs 35 



Capri orchard 35 



Assortment of Capri trees 35 



The proportion of Capri trees 35 



Providing winter protection 36 



Planting and care of the young orchard 36 



The pruning of bearing trees 37 



Cultivation and irrigation 37 



Winter protection for fig trees 38 



Caprification 38 



Plants requiring caprification 38 



Methods of caprification 39 



How caprification is accomplished 39 



