Life history of the wasp 40 



Emergence of blastophaga 40 



Splitting and souring of the fruit 41 



Pests 42 



Acknowledgments 42 



ILLUSTRATIONS 



PLATES 



Plate I. A young but healthy fig orchard Frontispiece 



FIGURES 



Fig. 1. Diagram showing monthly distribution of rainfall at Yuma, 



Parker, and Phoenix, Arizona 6 



Fig. 2. Results of the 1912-1913 freeze 7 



Fig. 3. View showing last 40 trees in rows A and B, Fig. 2 8 



Fig. 4. View of third section of 20 trees, rows A and B, Fig. 2 13 



Fig. 6. Sections of fruit of Capri No. 1 21 



Fig. 6. Side, apical, longitudinal, and cross section views of Capri figs. . . 23 



Fig. 7. Adriatic type of fig 25 



Fig. 8. External and cross section views of the Smyrna fig 26 



Fig. 9. Group of black Smyrna figs 28 



Fig. 10. Group of well matured white Adriatic figs 29 



Fig. 11. Group of well matured Black Mission figs 31 



Fig. 12. Terminal branch from Capri No. 1 33 



Fig. 13. Smyrna figs split open before reaching maturity 40 



Fig. 14. Dorsal and ventral views of June bug 41 



