. Catalogue of rare Florida flowers and fruits : season of 1894. Nurseries (Horticulture) Florida Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. THE FIG. The Fig dates back to the time of remote antiquity and should pos- sess great interest on that account alone. But its fruit is so delicious and so easily raised, and the whol-^ plant so ornamental and interesting that it should be grown everywhere. Those who have never eaten any but the diied tigs of commerce cannot form any conception of the lusciousness of a fresh fig, or preserved figs and cream. They make splendid tub jjlants fo
. Catalogue of rare Florida flowers and fruits : season of 1894. Nurseries (Horticulture) Florida Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. THE FIG. The Fig dates back to the time of remote antiquity and should pos- sess great interest on that account alone. But its fruit is so delicious and so easily raised, and the whol-^ plant so ornamental and interesting that it should be grown everywhere. Those who have never eaten any but the diied tigs of commerce cannot form any conception of the lusciousness of a fresh fig, or preserved figs and cream. They make splendid tub jjlants for the North, and are as easy to grow as a Gera- nium. They usually bear some fruit the first season, »nd thesecond season and thereafter will be literally loaded. Can be grown and win- tered Sunder the same conditions as the Pomegranate. Figs may be grown in the open ground as far nortli as Rochester, N. Y., where they are perfectly hardy when treated as follows: On the approacli of cold weather tie the branches together closely, then bend the body of the tree downward as close to the ground as possible and fasten it there by tying to stakes. Then cover over and around with boards, over these a thick layer of straw, and over the straw a covering of four or five inches of s^il. Very large bushes or trees may be protected in this manner as the stems are very flexible. It is best to plant Figs in as warm a posiiion as possible, such as the south side of a building or- tight hoard fence. Celestial or Sugar Fig—Small, pale violet; very productive [and so exceedingly sweet that in favorable weather they will preserve thenj- selves on the tree. Fine plants by mail, 25o. each; larger, by express, lOc. each. Japan Loquat, or Eriobotrya Japonica. A most beautiful plant, with large, beautiful evergreen leaves shaped like those of the Magnolia Grandiflora. Its spikes of white flowers are produced in the winter, followed by a profusion of delicious rich yellow fruit the size of a Wild Go
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