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good bearer ; and, no doubt, will do well on a south 

 wall, where there is no convenience of hot-houses. 



The foregoing nine varieties of the cultivated fig, 

 are the only ones really worth the British grower's 

 attention. The author can vouch for their excel- 

 lence, having proved them all under various modes 

 of management, and in different soils and situations. 

 He could have swelled the list by mentioning sorts 

 which he has heard of, but with which he is not so 

 intimately acquainted as to warrant his approval of 

 them, though he does not deny but that some of 

 them may have merit. The white Turkey is one 

 which he might have included ; it is that which is 

 dried and imported into this country in such great 

 quantities. But this is very like the white Genoa, 

 above described, and, if any thing, an inferior fruit. 

 The only remarkable difference is in the form of the 

 leaves ; these being very deeply indented, like those 

 of the Brunswick : to which, however, it is also 

 inferior in quality. 



It is hardly necessary to repeat the caution before 

 given, respecting the care required in gathering the 

 ripe fruit : as no fruit are more liable to injury from 

 rough handling than the fig. 



In conclusion, let it be observed, that much of the 

 success attending fig culture, depends on the nature 

 of the subsoil, where the trees are planted. If not 

 perfectly free from superfluous moisture, the trees 

 will neither grow moderately nor bear well. 



