Practical Fig Culture in Arizona 



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Capri Milco produced one crop, all of which fell, due to lack of 

 caprification, and no second crop formed; Capri Magnissalis 

 dropped a full crop from April 1 to 10; Capri No. 2 did not pro- 

 duce a second crop and the first fell about July 1 ; Capri No. 3 

 was represented by a good crop of figs which all fell except one 

 specimen in which Elastophaga had found an entrance; and Capri 

 No. 1 set a light second crop by July 1. 



Fig. 5. — .1, G and C, sections of fruit of Capri No.L G, fruit split lengthwise, showing the large 

 number of plump gall flowers lining the bottom and sides of the cavity. Above, the staminate 

 flowers surround the "eye," through this opening the fig wasp {Bhistophaga psenes) makes its 

 escape on emerging from the ovaries of the gall flowers in which the insect passes its life cycle. 

 A, upper portion of fruit, showing a few gall flowers with the staminate ones grouped in the 

 center. C. interior view of the apex, showing grouping of staminace flowers through which the 

 Blasiophaga must force its way in order to escape from the syconium. 



D and E are cross and longitudinal sections of the fruit of a Smyrna variety, showing the 

 large, plump, and rather coarse pistillate flowers lining the entire cavity of the syconium. 



F and G are sections of an Adriatic type of fig. showing character of the chatf -like mule flowers. 



Observations on Capri figs show no yield of insect-bearing figs 

 from varieties other then Capri No. 1. It is apparent, however, 

 that this Capri produces figs the year through, since Elastophaga 



