| + | Ficus carica, Linn. Figs. 1500. 1505, 1506. Height 15-30 ft.: lvs. 3-5-lobed, the lobes more or less wavy- margined or lobed, and with palmate veins, whereas nearly all species mentioned below are pinnately veined: fr. single, axillary, pear-shaped. Supposed to be a native of Caria, in Asia Minor.—Makes a fine pot-plant, and fruits freely in northern conservatories. For cult, see Fig. |