Fici enim semen naturale intus in ea fico; quam edimus, quae sunt minuta grana; e quibus parvis quod enasci coliculi vix queunt'omnia enim minuta et arida ad crescendum tarda, ea quae laxiora, et fecundiora, ut femina quam mas et pro portione in virgultis item; itaque ficus, malus punica et vitis propter femineam mollitiam ad crescendum prona, contra palma et cupressus et olea in crescendo tarda: in hoc enim umidiora quam aridiora'quare [ex terra] potius in seminariis surculos de ficeto quam grana de fico expedit obruere, praeter si aliter nequeas, ut siquando quis trans mare semina mittere aut inde petere vult.
for the natural seed of the fig is on the inside of the fruit which we eat, in the form of very small grains. As the seedling can scarcely spring from these small grains'for all things which are small and dry grow slowly, while those which are of looser texture are also of more rapid growth, as, for instance, the female grows more rapidly than the male, a rule which holds good also in plants to some extent, the fig, the pomegranate, and the vine being, on account of their feminine softness, of rapid growth, while, on the other hand, the palm, the cypress, and the olive are of slow growth; for in this respect the humid [are quicker] than the dry'it is therefore better to plant in the nursery shoots from the fig tree than grains from the fruit; unless this is impracticable, as when you wish to ship seeds overseas or import them thence.
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