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[Edible Figs: Their Culture and Curing.] (By Gustav Eisen.)5
[Nature and structure of the flowers and fruit of the fig]5
[Classification of varieties of edible figs]6
[Varieties of figs found useful in California]7
[Caprification]10
[Climate suitable for fig culture]10
[Figs for drying]10
[Figs for table use]11
[Figs for preserving, canning, and home consumption]11
[Soil]11
[Propagation]12
[Seedlings]13
[Budding and grafting]13
[Planting]14
[Double trees]14
[Standard trees]15
[Pruning]15
[Drying and curing]16
[Picking]16
[Sulphuring]17
[Dipping fresh figs]17
[Drying on trays]18
[Degree of dryness]19
[Sweating and equalizing]19
[Artificial drying]19
[Packing]20
[Dipping]20
[Assorting]20
[Pulling]20
[Packing]21
[Pressing]21
[Fig Culture in the Gulf States.] (By Frank S. Earle.)23
[Propagation]23
[Soil and location]24
[Cultivation and fertilization]25
[Insect enemies and diseases]26
[Fig-tree borer]26
[Fig-leaf mite]27
[Root knot]27
[Fig-leaf rust]27
[Fig Cercospora]27
[Die back]28
[Root rot]28
[Varieties]28
[List of figs recommended by American Pomological Society]29
[Uses]29
[Marketing fresh figs]30
[Canning factories]31