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THE SMYRNA FIG AT HOME AND ABROAD 



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Flat car loaded with Goat Hair sacks filled with Smyrna Figs. Guards in charge wait- 

 ing for train to start. 2. A Fig train 28 



Fig Bazaar, Smyrna. 2. Smyrna Figs dumped in Packing House; sorting and macca- 

 roning by the women, preparatory to packing. 3. Women sorting; baskets used 



for taking figs to the packers. 4. Capri Fig Bazaar in Aidin 33 



Packing Smyrna Figs. Scenes in the Packing Houses of Smyrna 36 



The Calimyrna Fig, the True Fig of Commerce 42 



Cross-section of Roeding's Capri Fig No. 3, Profichi crop 44 



Sorting and Stringing Profichi Figs preparatory to their distribution upon Smyrna trees 45 



Distributing Profichi Figs upon the branches of the Smyrna Fig trees 46 



Branch of Roeding's Capri No. 1, showing two winter or Mamme figs from which the 

 hibernated Blastophaga are about to issue, and the bunch of spring or Profichi figs 



which are in the receptive stage 47 



A twig of a Smyrna tree bearing young figs, showing the difference between those on the 



left hand side which are caprified, and those on the right hand side, which are not. . 48 



Upper part of Capri Fig tree showing abundant crop of caprified Spring (Profichi) figs 50 



Ten-year-old Roeding Capri No. 2 52 



The Bardajic Fig, showing habit of growth and cross- section of fruit 53 



Fig Grafting 59 



White Adriatic Fig tree, grafted with Calimyrna (Smyrna) Fig scions 60 



White Adriatic Fig tree, with summer growth of graft 61 



Drying Calimyrna (Smyrna) Figs, showing Drying Shed of the Fancher Creek Nurseries 64 



Grader for grading Calimyrna Figs in Geo. C. Roeding's Packing House in Fresno. .. 65 



Forms used in Packing Calimyrna (Smyrna) Figs in the Packing House of Geo. C. Roeding 68 



How Calimyrna (Smyrna) Figs are packed ; the finished product 69 



Packing Calimyrna (Smyrna) Figs in the Packing House of Geo. C. Roeding, Fresno, Cal 71 



Blastophaga grossorum, after Westwood 73 



Blastophaga grossorum, after Howard 77 



Blastophaga grossorum male and female pupa in galls 78 



CLASSIFICATION OF SUBJECTS. 



PARTI THE SMYRNA FIG ABROAD. 



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Afium Kara Hissar, town of 29 



Productions 29 



Climate 30 



Aidin 16 



Peculiarities of 16 



Asia Minor 16 



Fig Culture in 19 



Visiting an Orchard 19 



Male or Capri Figs 20 



Capri Figs as Merchandise 20 



Methods of Handling 21 



Fig Gardens, the 21 



Character of Trees 23 



Climate 24 



Planting and Culture 23 



Objectionable Features 24 



Jealousy of the Industry 25 



Athens 27 



Ayassoulook 14 



Balachik, town of 16 



Berlin, return to 27 



Commissioner, appointment of 7 



Constantinople, impressions of 10 



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Cuxhaven, arrival at 7 



Denizli, end of Fig District 15 



Difficulties of the Second Trip to Smynra 27 



Ephesus, orchards of.. 



14 



Fig, as food 6 



Botanically 5 



In Ancient Times 5 



In the United States 6 



Methods of Harvesting in Smyrna.... 31 



Drying 31 



Handling 32 



Transporting to Market 32 



Marketing 34 



Vastness of the Industry 34 



Packing Houses 34 



Methods of Packing 35 



Styles of Packages 35 



Boxes 37 



Grades 37 



Wages Paid 37 



Wormy Fruit 38 



Kassaba, town of 25 



Maeander Valley, in the 14 



Crops of 15 



Irrigation 15 



Mt. Athos.. . 11 



