zs A General Treatise

and very Red within-side} it bears tittle in itsfirst Cropj but the second, that is to fay, inSeptember and Offerer, it brings plenty of Fruit}it is one of the best Sorts. Its Wood is less sub-ject to freeze than that of other Fig-Trees, un-less that which the French call la Figue d' Automne ,or la Figue Celeste } which in Englijh may beren-dred the Autumn Fig, or Celestial Fig} whoseFruit stands the Winter, and ripens in the Spring,for which reason some call it Figue d'Hyver , orWinter Fig.

" The Green Fig, mention’d above, does verytc well in England without much Care, as I have“ experienced.

9. The Melinga Fig, or Figue de Melingue , isof a Violet Colour, ’tis very long and thin, andred within, and very delicious } it requires thebest Exposure, and is very apt to run and dropits Fruit when ’tis near ripe, and ’tis difficult tomake it bear for some Years after ’tis planted.

10. The Brugeotte, a Fig so called by theFrench and Italians , is pretty large, flat, and ofa Violet Colour} ’tis red within, very well tasted,and bears extreamly in Autumn.

11. The Dwarf Fig-Tree, or in French FiguierNain , brings short Shoots with Buds very closeset} it bears plentifully, and its Fruit is of a Vio-let Colour,. and red within: They are of a pret-ty large Size.

1 z. The Bouriageotte Fig is larger than theformer, and of a rounder Make} its Colour isnot so deep a Violet} its Stalk very long andthick} it bears as little as the others about St.j^/fs-Tide, but brings plenty of Fruit in Sep-tember } ’tis a good Fruit, altho’ its Seeds arelarge.

13. The