They represent, one side, the section of a Fig, showing the flower within the fruit; on the other side, a branch of a Fig-tree, showing the summer fruit at D, the autumnal or second crop at A, B, and the rudimentary buds which appear in the summer, whose development is arrested by the winter, remain stationary until spring, and are then developed into the summer or first fruit The portion of the branch bearing the summer fruit, D, shows how the leaves have disappeared to give full chance for the fruit to mature.

[Well, we were not wrong in estimating you above many Figs. Your historical allusions are very interesting; but there is one very interesting circumstance in its history to which you have not alluded : we refer to the fact, that at a very early period of the history of the world Fig-leaves were found very useful in making aprons. - In regard to winter protection, where the plants are grown in stools, the branches may be gathered into convenient bundles, bent down, and covered, without disturbing the roots, if this be preferred. - Ed].