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Nature, Gardens & Animals
Fig Culture
Gustavus A. Eisen and Franklin Sumner Earle
50 pages~59 min read52 chapters$4.99
The fig hides its flowers inside its fruit, a botanical puzzle worth understanding. Eisen explains the nature and structure of the fig, its varieties, and how to grow and cure it, drawing on California's orchards. A thorough guide for grower and gardener. Master the ancient fruit from blossom to dried, sweet harvest.
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52 chapters
- 1FIG CULTURE.
- 2LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.
- 3CONTENTS.
- 4FIG CULTURE.
- 5EDIBLE FIGS: THEIR CULTURE AND CURING. By Gustav Eisen.
- 6NATURE AND STRUCTURE OF THE FLOWERS AND FRUIT OF THE FIG.
- 7CLASSIFICATION OF VARIETIES OF EDIBLE FIGS.
- 8VARIETIES OF FIGS FOUND USEFUL IN CALIFORNIA.
- 9CAPRIFICATION.
- 10CLIMATE SUITABLE FOR FIG CULTURE.
- 11FIGS FOR DRYING.
- 12FIGS FOR TABLE USE.
- 13FIGS FOR PRESERVING, CANNING, AND HOME CONSUMPTION.
- 14SOIL.
- 15PROPAGATION.
- 16SEEDLINGS.
- 17BUDDING AND GRAFTING.
- 18PLANTING.
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