I must admit that although I have been finding lots of seeds of figs, none
looked ever like this. However, it might be worth making one to germinate
and see if a "pouch" like the one you have will ever be formed. Odd!
Anaya Sarpaki
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Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 2:32 AM
Subject: Strange fig?
> Dear list,
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> Has anyone ever found fig seeds like these? Are they indeed fig
> seeds, with strange appendices? Or is it something else?
> The size and appearance are like figs (except from the appendix of
> course), but we have never found them like this.
> Context: cesspit, 17th century, Amsterdam
>
> Thanks,
> Henk van Haaster
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