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PREFACE 



Saunders, 1883; "The Diocism of the Fig in its 

 Bearing on Caprification," Swingle, 1899; U. S- 

 Consular Eeports. 1882, No. 15; 1888, No. 88 ; 1881. 

 Nos. 411/2 and 44; "Culture of Fig Trees in the 

 Open Air,- 5 Wiekham. 1818; Transactions of the 

 Entomological Society. London. 1817, Vol. IV, page 

 260, and 1882 and 1883 ; U. S. Department of Agri- 

 culture. Special Report No. 4, "Cultivation of the 

 Fig. ' ' These deal with the special subject of 

 "figs." The following publications give many in- 

 teresting scattered facts, though devoted mainly to 

 other inquiries: "Journal of a Political Mission to 

 Afghanistan," Bellew, 1862; "Our Common 

 Fruits," Bernard, 1866; "Forest Flora of North- 

 west and Central India," Brandis, 1874; "A View 

 of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees," Coxe, 1817: 

 "Notes and Observations on Ionian Islands and 

 Malta," Davy, 1842; "Mission to Yarkland," For- 

 syth, 1875; Gardeners' Chronicle. London; "His- 

 tory of the Discovery and Conquest of the Canary 

 Islands," Glas, 1864; "A History of Plants," Hill. 

 1751; "The Country of Beloochistan," Hughes, 

 1877 ; Journal of Royal Horticultural Society, Vol- 

 ume III. 1846 ; Report for 1889 of Board of Horti- 

 culture, State of California; Botanical Dictionary, 

 Milne, 1770; Encyclopedia of Horticulture, Bailey; 

 "Select Extra Tropical Plants," Mueller, 1888; 

 "Journey Through Arabia," Palgrave, 1865 ^'Com- 

 panion for the Orchard," Phillips, 1831; "Travels 

 in Barbara and Levant,"' Shaw, 1757; "Tropical 



