Bul. 104, Bureau of Entomology, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. PLATE XIV. 
Fic. 1.—A HAND VACUUM MACHINE FOR EXTRACTING 
AIR FROM JARS OF FIGS, AND ITS OPERATOR. 
Larvee do not suryive in jars of figs so treated. (Original,) 
Fic. 2.—OVEN FOR STERILIZING FIGS BY DRY HEAT, WITH LOADING FRAME EXTRACTED; 
EMPLOYED IN A “KHAN” IN SMYRNA. 
By subjection to dry heat a very large proportion of lary in the figs is destroyed. (Original.) 
