Page. 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