The cones do not ripen till the second year.
The first flowers usually appear in June, and the bolls ripen from early in August.
Lift onions, and lay them out to ripen on a dry border or gravel-walk.
He states that the germ is never to be seen in the seed till the apices (anthers) shed their dust; and that if the stamina be cut out before the apices open, the seed will either not ripen, or be barren if it ripens.
The process begins with the formation of brilliant granules (A, B); these increase, and the brilliant substance gradually balls together (C) and forms the spores (D), one in each segment, which soon acquire a membrane and ripen (E).