They are grown in tlie tree form on stems or stumps from 

 wo to three feet hiajh, and those from ten to fifteen years old 

 ire from five to six inches in diameter. The vines are planted 

 From seven to eight feet apart, each way. They are pruned^ 

 annually, hack to the stems, and when the new shoots have 

 grown five or six inches, all are thinned out, except ten or 

 twelve of the strongest, and in most vineyards they have no 

 further care till gathering time, except to keep the ground 

 clean. 



In some orchards that had been neglected, the trees were 

 failing, and I was told that if the ground was not cultivated 

 and the trees cared for, they soon died. 



We found Figs abundant and of fine quahty in nearly 

 every locality we visited. English Walnuts, or Madeira iJ^uts, 

 Almonds, and Olives are grown successfully in most places. 



The climate and soil are favorable for fruit-growing. In 

 tlie latter, clay predominates. The characteristics of fruit are 

 about the same as with us. 



