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in fact, a common receptacle, and the anthers and stig- 

 mata being produced inside. The nomenclature of figs 

 is still v.erj uncertain, and it is with some hesitation 

 that we give the following names : — 



1. Black Ischia. 5. Brown Turkey. 



2. Black Genoa. G. Pregussata. 



3. Brunswick or Madonna. 7. Lee's Perpetual. 



4. Brown Ischia or Miller's 8. Early White. 



chestnut fig. 9. Marseilles or Figue blanche. 



Of these, the Marseilles, the Early White, Black Ischia, 

 and Brown Turkey, are the best adapted for forcing ; 

 the others are suitable for walls. Lee's Perpetual 

 answers well for either mode of culture ; but is not re- 

 cognized by Loudon or by Lindley as a distinct va- 

 riety. 



Fig-trees may be propagated by cuttings put into 

 flower-pots, and placed in a gentle hot-bed. They are, 

 however, most speedily obtained from layers. The 

 shoots laid down should be two or three years old; and 

 these when rooted will form plants ready to bear fruit 

 the first or second year after planting. Suckers ought 

 never to be used. 



In some places in England, fig-trees are planted out 

 as standards ; and in Kent and Sussex, a few small fig 

 orchards exist. In Scotland, a south wall is indispen- 

 sable, trained to which, in good situations, and when 

 the trees are old enough, they bear remarkably well. 

 The best soil for a fig border is a rich friable loam, on 

 a subsoil not retentive of moisture, or which has been 

 effectually drained. It is advantageous to have a lofty 

 wall, and the trees should be planted at considerable 



