Theophrastus,
Enquiry into Plants — Further notes on the propagation of trees…
(1916)
“ Some however [2] say that that makes no difference, and least of all in propagating the vine; while others contend that the pomegranate thus propagated has a bushier growth [3] and shades the fruit better, and also that it is then [4] less apt to shed the flower. This also occurs, they say, with the fig; when it is set upside down, it does not shed its fruit, and it makes a more accessible [5] tree and it does not shed its fruit, even if one breaks off the top [6] as it begins to grow. ”
