The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-19

do we'll should be transplanted. My
experience is that fig cutting, If cared
for, will produce a tree just where you
plant 1t. The best fig trees / have are
some that were left in the nursery row
beside a fence. When / was trans
planting left few cuttings eight feet
apart in the row, and to-day they are
large, heavy bearing trees. The fence
had to be set back to give the trees
room to grow.
1 would advise persons to plant one
or more fig trees in their yards or gar
dens. If it is rented property, don't
let that interfere. 1t is a pleasure to
watch tree grow, even though an
other may eat the fruit.
If you cannot get fig cutting, send
to a nurseryman for young tree. A
two-year-old tree will not cost more
than a quarter, postage paid. In this
locality the nurseryman will send it
to you at the proper time to plant it.
cutting, select the place where
you think it will have room
to grow. Dig hole wider and deeper
than its roots; keep the top dirt sep
arate, and when the tree is set in the
, hole put the top dirt next to the roots;
press the soil firmly around the roots,
being careful not to break or bruise
| them.
Put sticks or wire netting around the
| little tree to protect 1T, and If half
| care is taken of it, a fig bearing tree
| will be the result.
There are many kinds of figs grown
| in this latitude, but the most satisfac-
| tory is the Celestial or Sugar fig. 1t is
small, and pale violet in color hardy
and very prolific. 1t can be eaten
without peeling. 1t is entitled to stand
| first on the list
The Black Genoa, also called the blue
! fig. This is the large oval blue or
black variety. 1t is a favorite with fig
fanciers, and is delightful eating. 1t
| is said to keep better than any other.
The White Genoa is a green skin fig,
with a golden inside. 1t is an excel
lent fruit If many fig trees are to be
planted the White Genoa should be in
| Guided.
The Green Ischia has, all the quail
| ties of the best figs. Its skin is green
and pulp a strawberry color. 1t is
probably the juciest of all figs. 1t is
a good but late bearer, coming in when
almost all other figs are about gone.
The Brunswick or Madonna is a
mammoth fig, bright violet in color,
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this fig is called the Solomons fig, due
/ to the fact that most Of the trees in
this variety are cuttings from an old
/ tree belonging to the late Mrs. A. A.
Solomons. Mr.. j. M. SoIomons gives
the following history of the tree: The
original tree was brought to Charles
| ton, S. c., from Spain and the late
Isaiah Moses of that city planted it in
his garden. His daughter, Mrs Solo
mons, brought a cutting to Savannah
when she moved here, nearly sixty
years ago.
The Brown Turkey is large-size fig.
brown in color and very sweet and pro-
life. 1t is recommended by nursery
men as the most reliable for open field
culture.
The Lemon is an oblong fig. and is
quite popular in this latitude, though
of late years there seems to have been
a falling off in the product
There are other varieties of figs that
do well in this latitude, among them
the Black Ischia, Madeline, White
Marseilles and Angelique.
Prof. White in his work, Gardening
in the South" says figs should he
planted where the ground is well drain
ed and the trees trained low. The
best bearing sugar fig tree 1 have has
hydrant under 1t to supply water m
chickens, and the ground around II is
wet at all times. My experiences il
that the less pruning and training firs
have the better. The only trimming or
pruning do is taking off rotten limbs
ana limbs which overhang too much.
Briefly stated. November or April Is
the time TO plant fig tree. and Feb
ruary to plant cuttings. Plant in anv
Islrly GOOD soil, and as a rose bush
should be set out; protect from dogs.
cats chickens, and the family cow. Do