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6. Cordelia Figs. — These are also rare. They are an edible 

 fig possessing only staminate flowers. 



7. Caprifigs. — This is considered to be the original type 

 of fig from which all the above have come. They grow wild 

 in southern Europe, northern Africa and western Asia. 

 There are three crops of Caprifigs: First crop (profichi), 

 which bear staminate and gall flowers, but not pistillate. 

 The receptacles form in the autumn, maturing the following 

 June or July. Second crop {mammoni) ; staminate, pistillate 

 and gall flowers occur in the figs of this crop. The fruit 

 matures in August or September. Third crop (mamme); 

 the figs of this crop have only staminate and gall flowers. 

 They hibernate over the winter, reaching maturity in March 

 or April. 



Uses of Figs. — Figs are grown chiefly for the fruit. This 

 is sometimes eaten fresh, but is more commonly dried for 

 transportation. Brebas are juicier than Summer? figs, 

 and hence are more desirable for eating raw. Summer figs 

 and Smyrnas, however, are richer in sugar, and for this 

 reason are better for drying. A limited area of land near 

 Smyrna produces the largest percentage of dried figs. How- 

 ever, the industry of drying figs is growing in California. 

 Here, the figs are washed in salt water, dried, and rewashed 

 in salt water, graded, and packed. Fig syrup is a medicinal 

 product of the fruit. The fig tree is sometimes planted for 

 ornament and shade, and the soft, light, but elastic wood 

 finds considerable use. 



CANNABIS SATIVA (Hemp) 



Description. — The common hemp is a stout, erect, branch- 

 ing annual, 5 to 15 feet high. The main stem is hollow and 

 produces a few branches near the top. The leaves are alter- 

 nate above and opposite below. They are . compound, 



