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Ficus carica L. Common Fig. A shrub or round topped, 

 small tree with short trunk, close, smooth, reddish or gray 

 bark and stout, pithy twigs. Leaves large, thick, firm, leath- 



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Fig. 28. Broussonetia. 



ery, suborbicular or oval, deeply 5-7 lobed, rough and hairy 

 above, pale and hairy beneath. Flowers dioecious, the stam- 

 inate usually absent in the cultivated form. Fruit pear- 

 shaped, with soft, sweet edible flesh. 



A native of the Mediterranean region, extensively planted 

 in cur area for fruit and ornament. 



