June. »«**>• 
AMERICAN FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JOURNAL 
FIG CUI-TORF. 
It is RCIll-mlly tlKingllt Mint linn will lint 
grow ifxtvtii in a tropical or -crnl irnpt.;d 
ell run to, I >ut tin- following from (lie \ merl- 
es n A«rli llltlH'i I Will |.e ii .urprlu. 
many: 
lixei*pt In f'ullfornin anil the linif 
fig . nil are has not U.niie very p..p 
tilpr as yet In (lie Unifid Fiat. uiMi/utct. 
die Ininlier varieties i nn l>e a r.. n • n< . - 
fully as far north as the sontli.-rn N-li >,( 
llu- New Kngland Slate-. Tl.e Ire.. ..r luish 
with itr* hlflflll. rich fullftge l» li/.l only of 
i>reat value for ll« fmll, hut I- lilshii or 
nninenlal as well There are lurrnlr. 4 - ..i 
v arlelles known tbroiitjlioiir tl.e i . . -.i 
ami suhlropieiil sunns of Hie . 
l( 6 [.liere. Tin* most auiepssful ..m . .,f our 
Middle n lid Mouth Allunlle -lau - ire Vii 
ljelh|iH*, llhu-k Ischia. llrtin-uv Irk. i - I .- - 1 < . I . 
ilenou. San I'edi", Turkey ..r fnrkrj 
Hrovvii. The In I ter Is emiaidered one •■( Me 
hardlesl \ tree of Mils variety ",'lv.vvii 
In Kent eoiiuty, I teln war. re.-eurd 
III! Wllller protect inn Whatever. I nr 
liter norlh, however, It Is w*rer i<i civ 
lit; trees some protection by tying 
ii(i the hrim iie. with straw and Inure , mb 
or hy hemline the tinshes down upon it., 
ground anil covering them with oil 
Against the cast side of the Avtidinij of 
t 'ealgn, corner Konrth avenue and ' r « ■ - ■ . i * 
third street. New York ril.v, -uind- 
a fljf tree VV hi. 'll has ll.llll l-he.l there f . ' t 
many years with no jimlreltnn whatever 
I'lte . tilllv alien of the llu i~ ..r lie • 
kind, Ii will iM.ivt in ulnmst my |...al .'t 
mid thrive i tes i In a rteli, in..l-t -*• *t I ••■n 
tnlntnc an nbnndume ..f humus. Tin prim 
el).. 'll difficulty with tig etlllure U tli.it the 
young plants nr.- leiuh r and ca-lly Injured 
l.y frost. Tlieivfore when ile»ln-l r»r t.-n e 
use north of the wtuTIntpIcul *>>n, n .s 
ltd vl-, aide to pltltil them Oil the 11 -t 1 Idl* 
of I ml Id mgs or tight tone.*, hut v.n in 
our southern state* It Is observed lli.it the 
trees do belter in ilonr yard* than In "pen 
orchards. The uses of the fruit an- mitny. 
but in addition to ii« v.iiu. a- f**-l ' In- 
tree Is mi urtmmeiital In appearamv ml 
tropical I'lflH't ns III enlillc il to men i-V 
I. 'naive inlr.i.Jil.tion Itiio Hie inirdrii' .4 II 
lull mir iiorllieriimivsl stalls. 
University of Ml-mirl. H. pnrMneilt *.f 
Horticulture 
Keh. U, UhW 
Kill tor Aillerleiin Krult and V-aj.lil.h 
.lolll'IUll: I have Keel vest two eo|ilr - • I 
your paper which I have enjoyed 
much. * • • I sin. II Ih- very glad to 
have your paper on my r. .aiding ' aid" dm 
lug the year • • • I belli ve tin ngrt.'Ul 
lural lolleges Hint Ihe ii«rleUl!lir«l "”1 
horll. idinr.il pri -* inny I nuituilly h."l| i 
fill iliul Hint then' -Inmht ex.-i lull "• 
opera llcm lu.tweeu Uuon -a If we > aid 
you lit any way nl any linn' I fn • I" 
■ all us 
J U U hltteu. lloril. nlim - 
Ulilrer»tty of Wlo oimln. Agth idlm.il I ' 
perltnrtil Klntlna. 
Kelt. 10. UWH 
Udlier American l*nit» and V. e< tshb 
Journal: I hove tvr.dv >'d niiir lalnple 
■•opy of \ merles ii Krult aid Ve*. tsl.de 
Journal and have looked It oyer with e.-n 
-Idernhle Inter. " 1 I h,)i, plrti .al Ihe o»"pi 
Ill our horticultural reading room and • sll 
In' phtMseil to phi. e future copies la the 
vame pin.. AO loliy ns out -lll<|. Ill* are 
wllh us- B. S (loOT MortU'Ujtnrt*!. 
American Fr.it and Vegetable 
Journal Colony 
'■OMpamM'- *• * 'nhfurMa. wle r 
lr*i|»Tft !>y file u‘l-1 
As«itM. with a 
hn jon a n 
mtM rUvmti 
'tie Msmi 
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ll.. T..4 sol , 1 ., n ."ii, 
IStTIS, I'Atlii*, -..*41 rj.es. foill Mi. Olilo 
Ininr-ovt *>.i" f~r »i -■* 
l»M r-itt .««( (.1 Islet on 111* line. ... 
• "•! l-y.ora.tt. Is h-allliful • tlmaia, - oil 
•»»** Ih. alrearty oUv.la .*,1 rlo.rrSe., I 
" ‘ ' i.ioy ..f s riti- m e. ' 
i I" Mil I - V".. -n Hail so I V ... I e 
Journal's I' !■«.,,», i.j-ai). i... ,|..( ... ti. 
*.rwth.MI |"r. it's rinr ...4 km I In r..-U ..,«•! . 
try, lu Jail...... vvisarl. li met VUf ,.u.esk» , n. 
"f r-ina. mfl» mmltnaeal Af HlMalm 
sum II* «,'»» |>. 1 ..iiaii'.n, e-*r!y list mil.', fr . 
lirtl. e>l..l l|„ Ur* •! -t f It. C.ulf I 
Ml Vie... cn.l rl--al to m 1 '-- ..f »",» .... 
•e.* •!» years ell vllh **««» Wyrsvel lar~ 
Wtlirb lair (.r. .1 arr-.| *...| . r.,.e or- IU 0 , 
..... Ire... ..f II- ,| n .|, ll,. frrultta ..f I, 
- a n.. i- . i... >1. 
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fmll .(». 
a vault' .liar, t I»ek*r 
pflnrua. a|rrU*eia, s'sd alrualsulo aa well 
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