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CHAPTER XXVII. 



On the Fig Tree. 



The Fig is cultivated in houses appro- 

 priated to the purpose, or is introduced in 

 pots, into stoves or Vineries, also trained 

 against open walls, and in some very favour- 

 able situations may succeed as a standard. 

 I shall first treat of those trained against 

 open walls. 



The Fig tree likes a good deep light loamy 

 soil. ( See Chapter formation of fruit tree borders ) 

 In planting the tree let a little of well rotted 

 cow's dung well mixed with the soil be 

 placed immediately around the roots, but 

 none be mixed in the other part of the 

 border providing the soil of the border is 

 a good loam. ( See Chapters, planting, water- 

 ing,and mulching fruit trees.) The distance 

 at which the trees must be planted from 

 each other is for a wall twelve feet high, 

 eighteen feet apart. The form in which 

 they should be trained is the horizontal, as 

 the trees will thus be more fruitful than 

 when trained more erect, but in those cases 

 where the trees trained horizontally are still 

 too luxuriant, let the branches be trained 

 in a pendulous manner, and the more lux- 



