The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-05-07

Stops from the kitchen, has expanded and
borne continuous crops of ten to fifteen
bushels; it has increased in size of fruit
from it's condition as found, and is of uni
form shape and size-fattened at the
apex, flesh white, or yellowish, and alto
gether resembles the dried fig OF com
merce. Other trees of small brown va
riety called Celeste, Brown Smyrna, etc.
the earliest ripe and best for table as
gathered without preparation-is oblong
and smaller than the other. Other trees
found in delapidated condition bore
large purple fruit answering to the
Brunswick, which with proper manuring
and pruning have induced to double it's
primitive size, and continue to bear from
Jure to December, it's heaviest yield being
in August. The fruit is pear-shaped and
frequently as large as a coffee cup. 1t is
very prolific and finds ready market for
the table and preserving. Another varie-
ty in an obscure and wet position was
found to be the Brown Turkey-a solid,
compact fruit with light brown skin, fine
seed and sweet flesh, @ better fruit for
transportation than any other, but not
so prolific. These four constitute my va
rieties, and all bear annual crops and in
proportion as they are fed and protected
against drouth. tits the easiest raised and
most certain OF all our fruits, and should
find place on every farm and in every
garden. 1t has no insect or fungus enc
mics that | have known, and my trees
that are forty years old are as fresh and
vigorous as the younger. prune and
cut away about 5 percent of'the annual
wood product"
Your Committee also wrote to Mr.. D.
Redmond, OF st. Nicholas, asking for his
views as to the adaptability of varieties,
to which he replies as follows:
ION page 95 of ''Report of American
Pathological Society for 1S99"-article,
The Fig and the Pomegranate-you will
find all L can say in regard to the fig at
present. Were [ selecting varieties I
would name, first, White Adriatic; Sec
Ond, Brunswick; third, Celeste; fourth,
Black Ischia; fifth, Brown Turkey; sixth,
White Genoa"
Your committee would here say that
the report of d. Redmond above alluded
to (page 95 American Pathological Soci-
ety's Report for 1880 is most valua-
BILE article on fig culture, and that the
same volume also contains available ar
ticle on the same subject (page 93) from
Ex-Governor Reed, and we would earnest
ly recommend careful perusal of these
two articles by all who are interested in
the cultivation of the fig.
We would cal! the attention of the So
ciety to the high rank given to the Bruins
wick variety both by Mr.. Redmond and
Ex-Governor Reed. The Chairman of this
Committee has repeatedly had fnefruit of
this variety mature in the nursery rows
the same season that the cuttings were
planted.
Owing to the varying conditions under
which different varieties are often grown,
even in contiguous localities, it requires
additional neutrality-suspicious. in order to
fully determine the comparative value of
all varieties to any given section. The
White Adriatic has, however, succeeded
admirably in many sections of the State,
and the tree is an exceedingly strong
grower. The Brunswick above alluded to,
is believed to be one of the best The
Celeste Cor Celestial) is a very fine varie-
ty, one of the heaviest bearers that We
have and the fruit though small, is the
sweetest of any Of the known varieties.
The Black Ischia, Green Ischia, Brown
Turkey, White Genoa and White Mar
settles, have all done well in the central
and northern sections of the State, but
as to their adaptability to extreme South
tain as definite information as we would
wish.
TRANSATLANTIC.
In transplanting fig trees we would