Dr. Eisen at Niles, Calif. The wasp was introduced 

 several times without siiccps>i. Imt the Ocpartnipnt of 



Agriculture took )m.1<I ..f fli- iinit.-r in ]x'ik, :ii,.I in l>-'i'i 



succeeded in est'ii.li-lun.r , i,, ,,,., ,., ,,,,,,, t ,. \ Il-i rr, 



byMr. Swingle) ill M r l;... -: i •;,,'■.' ,,i I i . >.. ( .ii 



For further nm. .)_..!: , i ■ 



of Pomology. V. > U' :''• '" 'r;i-I:i; I'.i^ii 



(1897), Bulletin L'n. nc«- -^ - :. , N : . .1 i;nt..ni()l..rv, 

 Dept. of Agric, and v:irii I r ritings. A re- 

 cent full account of Smvr: I _ .1 i;urtt Davy, i.s 

 in the Pacific Rural Pn>-, - . j ,, l.'i!.. t._ „_ r_ 



sful in nil 

 and mounding 

 lina and southw 

 frozen, as it doi 

 right. But hen 

 in winter, and 

 buried branche 

 spring than 



pruti 



n Niirtli Caro- 

 an.l remained 

 it would be all 

 II cold weather 

 wet spells the 

 irse off in the 

 is given. 



iters most varieties of Figs get along very 

 well without protection, but when the mercury drops to 

 10" or 12° above zero, even if the wood escapes, the 

 early crop is destroyeil. When the trees are branched 

 in bush form fmnL tie- ^'iv.inni. thr l..-^t i.r.itcc-ti.m here 

 is to bend them .!"« n i.tlc -i"iiiiii hihI r..x .r tliickly 

 with green pine IhhiuIis. ir in >ti,n(Lir.| -liii|ie and 

 kept pruned so, lie- Ih -i i,,. ili.-l .ii' nli i- t.. ilmtch the 

 entire tree witli ■mM;,II ■,! I,,,,,!. .M-e. placing a 



tlliek lliyrl- lif r,irn sliiM, ^ :;■ ll :-. ii,,| tho body Of 



111'- tr iiihl i\ in- til. ii; ■ . .. ■ : ,, topandbank- 



in^' till- .'mill n|i iiL'iiin-l i!,' ■ ., ilien to thatch 



The trees ,...n,.. ..nt i 

 any otli.T in...!.' ..f p 

 differene.- m ili.' mil 

 rieties. Tin- c.l.-ti 

 Narbus is reputed t 

 killed outright her 

 Brown Turkey, the 



' go. 



Massey. 

 Fio IN California. -The Fig, a native of .southwestern 



i one of the most a 

 all fruit trees, anditsmei 

 tricts of the Unit. .1 siii. 

 are several rec^-n ! i 

 ciis Carica), of « i. i : 

 J'-ieus Carica, \:n 

 nor, commonly . i 

 kind is not ediM. . i i : 

 psenes) breeds tli- i ■ n 

 niaca, the true ^n 

 fruit unless the il".> n 

 by the friendly a,i.'ene>- . 

 nating is termed caprili 

 hortensis, the common 

 (1) Ficus Carica, var. I 

 matures one crop, but 

 main, or second crop. 



The last three of the above four botanical varieties of 

 Figs, especially the third, have become the parents of 

 ninny bortieullural forms. The best drying Figs of com- 

 merce lielnn.; to the second class, Smyrniaca, while 

 iniirly :dl nf the fine table and preserving sorts are va- 

 rieties of h'li-lenxis. Nearly all cultivated varieties of 

 Figs yield three crops, more or less distinct according to 

 the variety, the location and the season. The second 

 crop is the important one, but the first crop in some va- 

 rieties is much esteemed for table use. Ripe Figs can 

 be gathered in many California Fig orchards from late 

 in July until rains and frost destroy the fruit. 



Figs have been grown on the Pacific coast for much 

 more than a century. Trees were probably at Loreto 



at, beautiful and valuable of 

 culture in suitable dis- 

 I to be desired. There 

 irietiesof the Fig (Fi- 

 ng can be noted : (1) 

 ■ wild Fig of Asia Mi- 

 i_-. Tl,.. fniit of this 



I ' \v ;is|i I l:hixlnpl,lllia 



. winch polli- 

 rnricn, var. 

 nd orchards. 

 ■ f Fig which 

 ition for the 



FIG 



Mission, Lower California, before 1710, and reacl)ed the 

 Alta California Missions soon after their establishment. 



\-.,nc„nv.T f..nn.l Fi- fn-.- ii> Simta Clara in 1792. At 



''" I" 'I' '111- i!- I'L' 1- ■" ii.-il in almost all parts 



' I I ■ : I . I 'I !■.- stands a range of 



I , I- I I ir.. and the only por- 



ii-ii- "1 I ■:ilii"iiii;i r.-:ill; iiii - liucl I., its growth are cer- 

 tain colli or fogiiy districts. In the drier parts of the 

 state it needs irrigation, as do other fruit trees. Some 

 of the old Fig trees in California are of immense size. 



821. White Adriatic Fig 



than 2 feet in diameter. 



county is UO feet in height, co 



and I 



like Fig trt 



trated in tl 



trailing or 



at many pi. 



cle more th 



the Fig, pn 

 tivation tin. 

 tion is by - 

 shape is n.i 

 obovate in i 

 varieties from green, ihr. 

 brown, reddish brown uml 

 almost white, opaline, <.i- m 

 be described as melting, sp 

 in a few old sorts which se 

 the wild. The size varies 

 a green -gage plum to other 



a trunk that girths 9 feet. 



others. 



Till 



erally planted in California is the so-called "White Ad- 

 riatic," which is the "Grosse Verte" of France and the 

 "Nebian"of Hogg. The best dried Figs yet produced 

 conmiercially in California are of this variety, which 

 does not need caprification. There is a large and in- 

 creasing demand for California dried Figs, which are 



