280 THE FIG: ITS HISTORY, CULTURE, AND CURING. 
Algiers No. 1.—Strong grower, with thick, upright branches. This variety 
was received by Mr. John Rock from the Department of Agriculture as — 
being imported through Dr. Swingle from Algiers. No name was given. It : 
has not yet fruited. § 
Algiers No. 2.—Medium growth, with slender, upright branches. Sent to — 
Mr. John Rock from the Department of Agriculture as being imported — 
through Dr. Swingle from Algiers. Has not yet fruited. y 
Brackett—Paul Meyer No. 2.—Profichi 14 inches wide by 22 long. Color — 
green or yellowish-green. Male flowers abundant, with plenty of pollen. 
Gall flowers numerous. Tree a strong grower; main branches grow straight — 
upward and side branches grow straight outward at an angle of 20° from the ~ 
main branches, having a great tendency to spread. Not edible. One of the — 
best caprifigs, according to Mr. John C. Jones, who has studied this fig at — 
Niles. The tree was originally imported from Italy, having been sent me 
by Dr. Paul Meyer. As it has no Italian name I have named it for Col. — 
Gustavus B. Brackett, Chief Pomologist, Department of Agriculture, Wash- 
ington, to whom the fig growers of the United States are greatly indebted 
for his interest in this branch of horticultural science, 
Bulletin—Cupri Smyrna No. 4.—Profichi large, turbinate, with distinct 
neck. Color greenish-yellow. Numerous male flowersand pollen. Mammoni 
very rare. No mamme have ever set. Leaves large, rather entire. Treea 
sturdy grower. This variety was the original caprifig imported to California 
by the Bulletin Company. The original tree is now dead, but younger trees 
have been started from cuttings. Differs from other caprifigs imported from 
Smyrna. 
Howard—Solms-Laubach No. 3.—Insectiferous profichi, about 24 inches 
long by 14 wide, with distinctly set and well-defined neck, the narrow part 
being three-fourthsinch long. Fig ovoid-turbinate, with indistinct ribs. Eye 
large to medium in size, with very large scales of yellowcolor. Exterior male 
zone smooth. Color of skin brownish-violet with green on the neck. Meat 
with thin rim of violet. Male flowers confined to eye zone. (Gall flowers are 
not closely set. Abundant pollen. Profichi all fallen in the beginning of 
August. Polleniferous flowers much smaller, about 1} inches long by three- 
fourths inch wide. Meat without any violet. Mammoni numerous August 
24, some being about | inch in diameter, though the majority are smaller, as 
large as peas. All are situated in the top of the tree. Tree of sturdy and 
robust growth. Leaves 3-lobed, about 6 inches long by 5 inches wide. This 
valuable caprifig was received from Professor Solms-Laubach, Naples. Named 
for Dr. L. O. Howard, Chief of the Entomological Division of the United 
States Department of Agriculture, who has done much to unravel the difficult 
question of caprification. 
Large Wild.—Under this name Barron refers to a wild caprifig somewhat 
larger in size than SMALL WILD. 
Maslin.—Leaves very large, entire, strongly hairy. on both upper and under 
sides; the under side being very rough, the upper side smooth. Profichi with 
many maie flowers. Mammoni wiih few male flowers, but with many gall 
flowers. Manymammesetiing abcut October 15,atSan Francisco. Figslarge, 
turbinate, with long stalk and distinctneck. Scalesofeye,pinkorred. Strong 
grower. A seedling accidentally raised in a gardenin San Francisco. A very 
remarkable and undoubtedly valuable variety. One of the mo:t promising, 
not only on account of its growth, but from the fact that being raised in 
California it is likely to be adapted to the climate of that State. Named for 
Mr. E. W. Maslin, of San Francisco, one of the_first horticulturists in Cali- 
fornia to interest himself in Smyrna fig culture. 
Meyer—Paul Meyer No. 1.—Profichi, 14 inches wide by 1? inches leng. 
Color yellowish-green. Male flowers abundant. Galli flowers numerous. 
The tree is a strong grower, and the branches have a tendency to grow 
upright. Mr. John C. Jones, who has given me this description taken from 
the tree at Niles, Cal., considers this variety one of the best. The fig is not 
edib'e. This variety was sent to Mr. Rock and myself by Dr. Paul Meyer. of 
the Zoological Station at Naples, as a most valuab‘e variety. 
Milco—Hndrich.—Insectiferous profichi, large, about 2 by 2 inches or less, 
globular or slightly lopsided. Skin pure green, smooth. and waxy, without any 
prominent ribs. Eye small, with pink-colored scales, and without any con: pic- 
uous iris. Figs are firm and rather hard even when ready for caprification. 
Male flowers confined to zone around the throat. Gall flowers are larger than 
on any other variety known so far, and very numerous, filling the whole of the 
cavity of the receptacle, the latter being shallow and not pointed at the bot- 
tom. Meat green with a broad violet zone. Nota trace of violet on the skin. 
The blastophaga from the profichi hatch from July to September, an unusual 
