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Page 42
... , having the flavor of an apricot . This pulp is divided into 10 to 12 compartments , and contains from 4 to 6 large , flat , smooth , black seeds . G. P. W. Collection . Casimiroa eduiis . PLATE XX 42 Achras Sapota, Plate XIX.
... , having the flavor of an apricot . This pulp is divided into 10 to 12 compartments , and contains from 4 to 6 large , flat , smooth , black seeds . G. P. W. Collection . Casimiroa eduiis . PLATE XX 42 Achras Sapota, Plate XIX.
Page 48
... black seeds , and the star - shaped core , from which the fruit derives its com- mon name of Star Apple . Unless the fruit is thoroughly ripe , its milky juice is remarkably astringent . G. P. W. Collection . Chrysophyllum Cainito ...
... black seeds , and the star - shaped core , from which the fruit derives its com- mon name of Star Apple . Unless the fruit is thoroughly ripe , its milky juice is remarkably astringent . G. P. W. Collection . Chrysophyllum Cainito ...
Page 114
... black seeds . This fruit , like its cousin the Cherimoyer grows true to seed . G. P. W. Collection . PLATE LVI Anona squamosa . 114 Anona reticulata, Plate LV.
... black seeds . This fruit , like its cousin the Cherimoyer grows true to seed . G. P. W. Collection . PLATE LVI Anona squamosa . 114 Anona reticulata, Plate LV.
Page 116
... black seeds , which germinate readily , and the plants bear fruit in from two to four years . This variety of anona is sensitive to drought , and thrives well at the high ele- vations . G. P. W. Collection . Psidium Guayava pomiferum ...
... black seeds , which germinate readily , and the plants bear fruit in from two to four years . This variety of anona is sensitive to drought , and thrives well at the high ele- vations . G. P. W. Collection . Psidium Guayava pomiferum ...
Page 148
... black dye which they prepared from the juice which is found in the fleshy covering of the green fruit . The leaves ... seeds , which have a very hard , boney shell , the surface of which is uneven like the shell of a walnut . The kernels ...
... black dye which they prepared from the juice which is found in the fleshy covering of the green fruit . The leaves ... seeds , which have a very hard , boney shell , the surface of which is uneven like the shell of a walnut . The kernels ...
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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