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A fig is a flower turned inside out
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Research cited
- Morton, Julia F., "Fig", in Fruits of Warm Climates, pp. 47 to 50, Julia F. Morton, Miami, FL, 1987. Hosted by Purdue University, Center for New Crops and Plant Products (excerpt) hort.purdue.edu
- North Carolina State University Extension, "Tropaeolum majus" (Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox), NC State University, undated plants.ces.ncsu.edu
Images, slide by slide
- Slide 1
- Overhead view of a pale plate with a wavy line of piped white cream, a pool of yellow sauce and cut fig quarters showing their red, seed-filled insides, with small dark leavesPhoto: RN Collins
- Slide 2
- Code-drawn diagram of a fig cut in half from tip to stalk: a thick purple fleshy wall, a hollow inside lined with many tiny flowers on short stalks, a small opening at the top partly closed by scales, and the stalk at the bottomImage: RN Collins studio, code-drawn. Checked against J. Morton, Fruits of Warm Climates (1987), Fig, pp. 47 to 50, hosted by Purdue University NewCROPMuseum or journal record
- Slide 3
- Overhead view of a pale plate with a ribbed rim on a black table, holding piped cream in a wavy line, yellow sauce, fig quarters and small leavesPhoto: RN Collins
- Slide 4
- Overhead view of a lilac bowl with a wavy rim on a steel grating, holding a square of golden cake under a swirl of white cream and a small round green leaf, with a second cream swirl and leaf belowPhoto: RN Collins
- Slide 5
- Overhead view of a white table set with ribbed ceramic dishes in pale yellow, dark green and lilac, holding fig dishes, butter, oats with crispbread and a small bowl of red jamPhoto: RN Collins
- Ring frame
- Compound wheel and axle (windas), c. 1750 to c. 1800, Rijksmuseum (NG-MC-50)Frame: Rijksmuseum, PD, croppedMuseum or journal record