. 1924. Nurseries (Horticulture) California Fresno Catalogs; Nursery stock California Fresno Catalogs; Trees California Fresno Catalogs; Fruit trees California Fresno Catalogs; Grapes California Fresno Catalogs; Fruit California Fresno Catalogs; Climbing pl. "RELIABILITY, QUALITY AND SERVICE' 19 of the fig wasp, Blastophaga Grossorum, the figs, when about half grown, will dry up and drop to the ground. The Capri or Wild fig serves as a home for the fig wasp, Blastophaga Gros- sorum. The Capri trees bear three crops a year; the Mamme or over-winter- ing crop, the Profichi or spring crop, a
. 1924. Nurseries (Horticulture) California Fresno Catalogs; Nursery stock California Fresno Catalogs; Trees California Fresno Catalogs; Fruit trees California Fresno Catalogs; Grapes California Fresno Catalogs; Fruit California Fresno Catalogs; Climbing pl. "RELIABILITY, QUALITY AND SERVICE' 19 of the fig wasp, Blastophaga Grossorum, the figs, when about half grown, will dry up and drop to the ground. The Capri or Wild fig serves as a home for the fig wasp, Blastophaga Gros- sorum. The Capri trees bear three crops a year; the Mamme or over-winter- ing crop, the Profichi or spring crop, and the Mammoni or summer crop. The perpetuation of the insect depends on these succeeding crops. The fertilization of Smyrna figs is accomplished by suspending the Profichi crop of Capri or Wild figs in the Smyrna trees in June, the Profichi crop being the only crop that contains the pollen necessary for this fertilization. It is absolutely necessary to plant the Wild or Capri figs with the Smyrna trees, at least five Capri trees to each one hundred of the Smyrna type. The harvesting and curing of the fig is very simple. The figs drop to the ground when ripe and are picked up in lug boxes and hauled from the field. They are then spread on trays and stacked. Before delivering them to the packing house they should be dipped in a hot salt brine containing four ounces of salt to one gallon of water and allowed to remain in this solution from fifteen to twenty minutes, they are then taken out, spread on trays and allowed to dry off for not more than one-half day, after which they are dumped in sweat boxes and stacked ready for delivery to the packing Calimyrna Calim Vma The culture of Smyrna figs in California began in 1882 when Vclllllly I lid a iarge number of scions were imported from Smyrna. Out of this consignment developed a number of varieties of which one stood pre- eminently to the front. For the purpose of marketing this now famous variety it was given the trade na
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