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4. Ficusj fativdy fruBu globofo, 

 albo, mellifiuo. Tourn, Tiie great 

 round white Fig. 



y. Ficus j fat ha, fruElu parvoy 

 fufcoy intm rubente. Tourn. The 

 imall brown Fig. 



6. Ficus 5 fittwd^ frticiu longo, 

 majori, nigro, intus furpur a/cent e. 

 Tourn, The great long black Fig. 



7. Ficus j Jativa, frucfu globofo, 

 fufcoy intHs^ rubente. The Brunf- 

 wick Fig. 



8. Ficus j fativa, frn^u pr&cociy 

 f ubrctundo, albulo, Jhiato, intus 



rofeo. Tourn. Round ifli white- 

 ilrip'd Fig. 



9* Ficus i fatira, fruciu viridi, 

 loJJgo pediculo infulente. Tourn. The 

 green Fig. 



10. Ficus I fativa, frutiu parvo, 

 ferotino, albido, intus rofeo, mellifiuo, 



cute lacera. Tourn. The Marieilles 

 Fig. 



11. Ficus; fativa, fruciu fla- 

 vcfcente, intus fuave rubente. Tourn. 

 The yellow Fig. 



12. Ficus , fativa, fruciu nja- 

 joriy 'uioUceo, oblongo, cute lacer:*^. 

 Tourn. Great long Violet Fig. 



15. Ficus; ffttiva, fru^u m^rgno, 

 rotundo, tlepre/foy fpadiceo, circa n'ln- 

 bilicum dehifceiite, intus fuave ru- 

 bente. Garid. The rofe Fig. 



14. Vicus i fi^tiva, fruciu magno, 

 rotiiidoy albo, meUifiuo, folns magis 

 d'ffcciis. The great white Turkey 

 Fig, with deeply-cut Leaves. 



I)-. Ficus j fativa, fru 



lone 



ma^oriy nigro, intus albo, ferotino. 

 Tourn. The great black Fig, with 

 a white Pulp. 



16. Ficus i fylvefirisy Cretica, 

 folio non divifoy leviter crenato. T, 

 Cor. The Candia wild Fig, with 

 •undivided Leaves, falfefy called the 

 Sycamore-tree. 



17. Ficus i Americana, latiori 

 folio, venofo, ex Curacao. Fluk. 

 Aim. The Broad-leav'd American 

 fig* 



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18- Ficus ; Malabarenfis, folio, 

 cufpidato, fruciu rotundo, parvo, ge- 

 mino. D. Syen. Vluk. Aim. The 

 Malabar Fig, or Indian God-tree. 



The firil fifteen Sorts are culti- 

 vated in curious Gardens for their 

 Fruits, which are efteem'd, by all 

 delicate Palates, amongft the richeft 

 Sorts of Fruits ; tho' few vulgar 

 Taftes care for 'em, whereby they 

 are often planted in Places expos'd, 

 where few other Fruits would 

 efcape being ftoln. In EngUnd we 

 have but few Sorts of this Fruit, 

 compared with the vafl: Varieties 

 with which the Southern Parts of 

 France and Italy abound : Tho' it 

 is to be hop'd that in a few Years 

 we (ball be fupply'd with moft of 

 their curious Sorts i efpecially fince 

 we fee yearly, that great Numbers 

 of People come to relifh them. But 

 one great Difcouragement to the 

 Propagation of thele Trees, was 

 the Unskilfulnefs of the Englifh 

 Gardeners in their Culture and Ma- 

 nagement. I Ihall therefore begin 

 with an Account of the Planting, 

 Increafing, and Pruning of thefe 

 Trees; which I fliall treat as clear 

 as poflibly I can, and only m.ention 

 the Methods ufed, with which I 

 have had great Succefs. 



The common Method of propa- 

 gating theie Trees is from Suckers 

 which come up from the Roots 

 of old Trees. But this is what I 

 would never advife ; for thefe 

 Plants, when grown large, are 

 much more fubjedl to produce 

 Suckers again, than thofe rais'd 

 by Layers, which are by far the 

 beft rooted and mo ft promiiing 

 Plants : Therefore I would always 

 make choice of the latter Method, 

 efpecially fince they are very eai'y 

 to be propagated that Way : for if 

 you lay down the Branches in Te- 

 bruarvj they will befit to remove 



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