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... Oahu , by Don Marin . It at tains a height of from 10 to 40 feet , and is adverse to drought . Its leaves are elliptico - oblong , from 4 to 7 inches in length . The flowers are greenish - yellow and downy . The fruit , which ripens ...
... Oahu , by Don Marin . It at tains a height of from 10 to 40 feet , and is adverse to drought . Its leaves are elliptico - oblong , from 4 to 7 inches in length . The flowers are greenish - yellow and downy . The fruit , which ripens ...
Page 66
... Oahu . The tree is now well naturalized in the woods of Kona , Hawaii , and elsewhere in the Islands , and flourishes up to an elevation of from 1000 to 2000 feet . G. P. W. Collection . PLATE XXXII Coffea liberica . 66 Coffea arabica ...
... Oahu . The tree is now well naturalized in the woods of Kona , Hawaii , and elsewhere in the Islands , and flourishes up to an elevation of from 1000 to 2000 feet . G. P. W. Collection . PLATE XXXII Coffea liberica . 66 Coffea arabica ...
Page 100
... Oahu , who lived at Kualoa . There they were planted and thrived . At the present day this variety of the breadfruit , now called the Hawaiian va- riety , is to be found growing wild throughout the Islands . There are many varieties of ...
... Oahu , who lived at Kualoa . There they were planted and thrived . At the present day this variety of the breadfruit , now called the Hawaiian va- riety , is to be found growing wild throughout the Islands . There are many varieties of ...
Page 108
... Oahu , the Jack fruit thrives well , and has produced fair sized fruits . It is a tree that needs a great deal of moisture , and consequently is seldom grown on the low lands . G. P. W. Collection . Anona muricata . SOUR SOP 108 ...
... Oahu , the Jack fruit thrives well , and has produced fair sized fruits . It is a tree that needs a great deal of moisture , and consequently is seldom grown on the low lands . G. P. W. Collection . Anona muricata . SOUR SOP 108 ...
Page 158
... trees of this variety growing in Hawaii are to be found at Ahuimanu Ranch , Oahu , where they fruit regularly , and the seeds germi- nate after being in the ground some months . G. P. W. Collection . PLATE LXXVIII Canarium commune . 158.
... trees of this variety growing in Hawaii are to be found at Ahuimanu Ranch , Oahu , where they fruit regularly , and the seeds germi- nate after being in the ground some months . G. P. W. Collection . PLATE LXXVIII Canarium commune . 158.
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20 feet 2½ inches acid Apple aromatic bears berry black seeds BREADFRUIT Carica Cherimoyer cherry Citrus clusters color contains many seeds cultivated dark green delicious drupe eaten raw edible pulp elevation evergreen evergreen tree fleshy found growing fragrant G. P. W. Collection gardens germinate readily glabrous glossy Government Nursery grafted grown guava handsome hardy Hawaii Hawaiian Islands Honolulu inches in diameter inches in length inches long introduced to Hawaii Jambosa juicy kernel Kiawe large seed leaflets leathery leaves are oval LEMON light-green lobed low-growing tree Mammee Apple MANDARIN ORANGE mango Mangosteen Oahu obovate odor orange ovate panicles Papaya pear-shaped Persea gratissima petals petioles pinnate pinnate leaves plant PLATE Plum propagated purple rind ripens rough shape shell shiny leaves short petioles shrub small tree smooth specimens spreading branches stems sweet thin thrives tropical America true to seed trunk WATER APPLE West Indies white flowers yellow pulp yellow when ripe