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. Fig. 1.—Closed railroad car or ‘‘wagon,’ 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
PLATES. 
Fig. 1—Smyrna fig from New York City, showing injury by the fig 
moth (Ephestia cautella). Fig. 2.—Dried figs infested by fig-moth 
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Pais eh eee i So nde kee tare Me aos Soe See Frontispiece. 
. Pile of figs in fig depot, one of the primary places of infestation... -- 
. Fig. 1.—Figs packed by string method. Fig. 2—Some of same figs 
HO MMustrate: Leutvall suMtestatd OM see ae eee ees ree oe eee 
. Package of Smyrna figs, packed in Turkey for American trade, accord- 
ine Uorlavernnethod< iesa-cuahot eee: alee do Sooke i See ae 
. Fig. 1.—Extensive fig orchards in valley of Caystrus River, Asia 
Minor. Fig. 2—Typical Smyrna fig orchard in Meander Valley, 
J NSE IN LUT ORR SSE OS ees teen JES Re SUR eons HLS ae APS eect 
. Fig. 1.—The crude form of ‘‘serghi” employed in most orchards for 
drying figs. Fig. 2—Near view of figs drying on “‘serghi,’’ Nazli, 
Fine ye VaR OT etaee® ge oe aa et Be cee cio ees we Sion aie ome e 
. Fig. 1.—‘‘Serghi” of reeds laid in long rows, used in large orchards. 
Fig. 2—Uruk girls spreading figs on ‘‘serghi” to dry, Tchifte 
Peaaeeamea YP AINOL see eter ee hes UU L. aki are ies Sic 3,2 
Fig. 1—Team of water buffalo, with driver and Turkish cart, often 
used for carrying figs. Fig. 2.—Figs arriving at a ‘‘depot,’’ brought 
from orchard on horseback by peasant who grew them, Tchifte 
1 OST SSG Galas BIS ea ate a ON a ee ee eae 
Fig. 1.—Figs of different grades being mixed in ‘“‘depot” of interior, 
and resacked for shipment to Smyrna. Fig. 2.—Camel caravan 
conveying figs from a ‘‘depot” to railroad station in interior of Asia 
(one a 2 Ca Ue ee eee ae 
’ used in transporting figs 
from interior of Asia Minor to Smyrna. Fig. 2.—An indoor fig 
eRe SEU VieR ee ect creat acini olan wi clin tee ie aici =e aamate ws wale, 
. Fig. 1—Pile of refuse figs in a Smyrna “‘khan.’’ Fig. 2—Greek 
women grading the refuse figs in a Smyrna “‘khan”.........----- 
. Fig. 1—Large ‘‘paciale” of natural (dried) figs, ready to sack for 
export, in a fig ‘‘khan” in Smyrna. Fig. 2.—Natural (dried) figs 
Dem watered) and. Maxed ss ico. ton ls ce cee Uae eee eee 
Fig. 1—Thousands of bags of natural (dried) figs in a Smyrna “khan” 
for export to America. Fig. 2—Skeleton cases of Smyrna layer 
figs bound for America in hold of Mediterranean steamer at Genoa. 
Fig. 1—A hand vacuum machine for extracting air from jars of figs, 
and its operator. Fig. 2—Oven for sterilization of figs by dry 
. Fig. 1.—Steam disinfecting closet. Fig. 2.—Interior of steam disin- 
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