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This course is intended to guide new olive growers, to point out 

 the causes of former failures, to help growers to obtain the best 

 results by avoiding such of the causes of failure as still exist, and to 

 prevent any serious mistakes which might jeopardize the industry in 

 the future. 



The methods used by the most successful growers, oilmakers and 

 picklers will be described and such suggestions for improvement made 

 as our present knowledge permits. 



COUESE 26. FIG CULTURE 



Prepared by J. E. COIT, Professor of Citriculture, and 

 S. F. FRISSELLE, Superintendent of Kearney Farm. 



The course in fig culture attempts to give, in brief, an account of 

 the fig from the cutting to the full-bearing tree; its propagation, 

 pruning, irrigation, cultivation, harvesting and soil and climatic 

 requirements. It also gives, somewhat in detail, the history and the 

 method of caprification of the Smyrna fig. It aims to sum up for 

 the beginner such information as will be necessary for him to choose 

 the proper locality, to properly plant his trees and to bring them 

 successfully to maturity. 



The course will deal with only three of the numerous varieties of 

 the fig, but many facts and figures will, of course, have a general 

 application. These three varieties, those most grown commercially in 

 California, are the "Mission Fig," the "White Adriatic," and the 

 "Smyrna or Calimyrna Fig." 



COUESE 27. HOME FLOEICULTUEE 

 Prepared by J. W. GREGG, Professor of Landscape Gardening and Floriculture. 



This course is designed to furnish the individual with information 

 concerning the propagation and culture of annuals, herbaceous per- 

 ennials, bulbs, and flowering shrubs that may be grown for cut flowers 

 or for ornamental plantings on the home grounds. 



COUESE 28. HOME GEOUND OENAMENTATION - 

 Prepared by J. W. GREGG, Professor of Landscape Gardening and Floriculture. 



The course in home ornamentation is designed to familiarize the 

 individual with some of the fundamental principles of the art of 

 landscape gardening as they may be applied in the embellishment of 

 home grounds, and, in addition, to give information as to the best 

 plant materials to use, their adaptation, arrangement and culture, for 

 the purpose of producing the best effects. 



