THE SMYRNA FIG AT HOME AND ABROAD 85 



INDEX 



CONTENTS. 



Page 



Acknowledgments 2 



Open Door, at the 3 



Historical View, the 5 



PART I THE SMYRNA FIG ABROAD. 



I Outward Bound 7 



II In the Land of the Smyrna Fig 13 



III Smyrna Fig Culture in Asia Minor 19 



IV The Trip to Smyrna by Land 29 



V Harvesting and Drying the Smyrna Fig Abroad 31 



PART II THE SMYRNA PIG AT HOME. 



VI Early History of the Fig in California ' 39 



VII An Historical View of Our Orchard 41 



VIII Introducing the Insect 43 



IX Areas, Soils and Climates 49 



X Practical Smyrna Fig Culture 51 



XI The Figs of Orchards and Gardens 56 



XII Grafting the Calimyrna (Smyrna) Fig 59 



XIII Insect Pests and Diseases 62 



XIV Harvesting and Drying Calimyrna (Smyrna) Figs 63 



XV Caprifying the Calimyrna (Smyrna) Fig 72 



XVI A Scientific View of the Fig Wasp 76 



XVII Production and Marketing 79 



XVIII A Calimyrna Fig Orchard as an Investment 81 



XIX Economic and Ornamental Values ... % 83 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



The Smyrna Fig in Natural Colors Frontispiece 



Smyrna Fig Orchard, Fancher Creek Nurseries. 2. Typical Calimyrna Fig tree 4 



A Calmyrna Fig tree in winter. 2. Roeding's Capri Fig No. 1 in winter 8 



Type of Entrance to a Smyrna Fig Garden in the Herbeyli District 14 



Method followed in planting cuttings to start young trees in the Maeander Valley 15 



Type of Trunk of a Smyrna Fig tree, Herbeyli District 17 



A Typical Smyrna Fig Orchard, Herbeyli District. 2. A Capri Fig tree in the suburbs 

 of Aidin. 3. Six-year-old Smyrna Fig Orchard, showing method of training trees 



in the Maeander Valley 18 



Shaking a Smyrna Fig tree to cause such figs as have not fallen of their own accord to 

 drop, as seen near Herbeyli. 2. Knocking off Smyrna Figs, which have not fallen 



at the proper stage of maturity, with Arundo Donax poles 22 



Drying Ground in the Fig orchard of Mr. S. G. Magnissalis, Herbeyli District 24 



Spreading Smyrna Figs for drying on rushes, Herbeyli District. 2. Gathering Figs in 



baskets, Herbeyli District 26 



