194 OF FIGS. 



There are also thejblloiving, viz. 



Best Early White. Large Blue. 



Black Provence. Marseilles. 



Cyprian. Milward. 



Ford's Seedling. Small Black Ischia. 



Green Naples. White Ischia. 



Large Black. Yellow Caesar. 



Figs proper for a small Garden. 



Large White Genoa ; Early White ; Murrey 

 Fig ; Small Brown Ischia, and Black Ischia. 



In a good season, the Brown or Chesnut-coloured 

 Ischia, the Black Genoa, the Small White Early,^ 

 tlie Murrey, or Brown Naples, and the Common 

 Blue, or Purple Fig, will ripen on standards. 



Figs are raised from suckers, layers or cuttings, 

 and will thrive in almost any soil, but do not like a 

 wet bottom ; they generally produce more fruit on 

 a strong loamy soil than on a dry one. Layers, or 

 cuttings, are preferable to suckers. 



Observations i S^c. on Pruning Figs. 



They should never be pruned in Autumn or 

 during the Winter : the best time is at the latter 

 end of April or beginning of May ; by that time 

 you will see what shoots have been killed by the 

 frost in Winter. The end of those branches more 

 particularly will be hurt where the wood has not 

 ripened well in Autumn : they should be cut into 

 the sound wood, and as near to an eye as possible. 



