HERE ARE A FEW THINGS YOU SHOULD DO. 
Do your trimming while the tree is dormant—December to April. 
Do keep the center of your fig tree open; lets in more sun—bears more figs, too. 
Do keep all ripe figs picked before the birds get them (sparrows). 
Do water fig trees during May to September 15th; then stop, allowing wood to harden. 
Do your fertilizing during late fall or early spring; not during summer. 
Do plant fig trees where they get most sunshine; this is important. 
Do pick off all figs that do not ripen, soon after November 1st; do not fail in this. 
Do call us for any other dont’s or do’s; we will gladly help you (if we know). — 
The following varieties are best for the Northwest: 
Lattarula—(Italian honey fig). A greenish yellow when ripe; honey color pulp; 
never fails to ripen its fruit; two crops a season, July to November 1st. Medium to 
large size fruit; very sweet, and high in sugar contents; a very hardy and strong 
grower; withstands very low temperatures. The fruit is well adapted to drying, can- 
ning, jams, pickles, and many kinds of confections. In fact, it is our commercial 
variety for the Northwest. 
Neveralla—(Partridge Eye). The Lion fig of Syria, extremely heavy bearing. 
This is a dark-colored fig on the outside and a peach color pulp; almost seedless when 
fully ripe. Very sweet; good for canning, eating fresh, pickling, and jams. 
Negronne—(Violette de Bordeux, maybe). This variety comes from Spain, and it 
is jet black when fully ripe; blood red pulp; very fine flavor; two crops a season; fine, 
lacy-fern-like leaves; very ornamental all summer; vigorous grower and extremely 
hardy; never has shown frost or winter injury. 
Gillette—(Cordelia). Yellow when ripe; quite sweet; very heavy bearer; ripens 
one heavy crop each season. The frost never seems to injure the spring crop, which 
ripens during August. Very fine for canning or drying, and a fine fresh fig for eating. 
Stock always scarce. 
Granata—(The Persian fig.) Very large pear-shaped fruit; blue black when fully 
ripe; pulp, a strawberry red. Two crops a season after the fourth year; very heavy 
bearer; somewhat tender while the trees are young; large silky leaves and a drooping 
habit of growth; easy to train on a wall. The fruit is very fine for eating fresh or 
preserving. Nursery stock always scarce. 
A Few More Varieties of Figs That We Have Tried Over a Period of 25 Years, 
but we cannot recommend them for planting in Northwest gardens. Specimen 
trees of these figs can be seen growing in our gardens, but no stock is grown for sale. 
Brunswick (Brown Turkey). Brown fig Adriatic—Green fig. Two crops, but too 
from Turkey. 
Kadota—(Clarkadota, etc.). Greenish-yel- 
low, canning fig from California. 
Royal Vinyard—(‘“Perfume fig’). Brown 
fig from England. 
Celeste—Blue fig from China; small, 
hardy, good. 
Black Spanish—Jet black fig from Spain. 
Gentile—Green, single crop fig from U.S. 
Dept. of Horticulture, Fresno, Calif. 
De Constantine—Dingy violet; single 
crop fig. 
Quarteria—White, two-crop fig; fine fla- 
vored. 
Black Mission—Blue to black fig from 
Mexico. 
White Celeste—Same as “Celeste,” ex- 
cept color. 

late. 
Capri—(‘‘Maslin”). Home of the fig 
wasp. 
Smyrna—Yellow fig from Asia Minor; 
the drying fig. Must be Caprified. 
Peau Dure—(“Peldure”; “Verte Brune’’). 
Magnolia—(See Professor Ira J. Con- 
dit’s description. 
Jerusalem—Figs fall before fully ma- 
tured unless Caprified. 

Our Prices on Fig Trees 
$1.50 and up, according to the 
size and age of the tree. Trees are 
2 years old and more. 
POSTAGE EXTRA—If wanted by mail. add 10e to 
20c rer tree, according to the size and distance. 
Fig Trees make very fine, lasting Xmas & Birthday Presents 
Make your selections now. 
Shipped in season when and where you desire. 
