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Page 40
... cultivated in India and China . It is evergreen , with dense foliage , and grows to a height of from 15 to 20 feet . It is easily propa- gated from seeds , and fruits in about three years . In Hawaii it bears one crop annually , the ...
... cultivated in India and China . It is evergreen , with dense foliage , and grows to a height of from 15 to 20 feet . It is easily propa- gated from seeds , and fruits in about three years . In Hawaii it bears one crop annually , the ...
Page 66
... cultivated through- out the tropics . The use of coffee was known in Arabia long before it was introduced to Europeans in the sixteenth century . The Dutch were the first to intro.luce the plant to Europe . The Arabian Coffee - tree is ...
... cultivated through- out the tropics . The use of coffee was known in Arabia long before it was introduced to Europeans in the sixteenth century . The Dutch were the first to intro.luce the plant to Europe . The Arabian Coffee - tree is ...
Page 92
... cultivated in all tropical and sub - tropical countries . Its young branches are pale green , angular and glabrous . The leaves are oblong , ovate and pointed , and the petioles are narrowly winged . Its flowers are white and very ...
... cultivated in all tropical and sub - tropical countries . Its young branches are pale green , angular and glabrous . The leaves are oblong , ovate and pointed , and the petioles are narrowly winged . Its flowers are white and very ...
Page 96
... cultivated in India , and widely distributed over the Malayan and Polynesian Islands . It was early introduced to the Hawaiian Islands , presumably by the Chinese , who seem to be especially fond of the fruit , as it is al- ways an ...
... cultivated in India , and widely distributed over the Malayan and Polynesian Islands . It was early introduced to the Hawaiian Islands , presumably by the Chinese , who seem to be especially fond of the fruit , as it is al- ways an ...
Page 106
... cultivated on account of its in- ferior fruit . The leaves are slightly lobed . The fruit is oblong with a short , thick stem , and is covered with short , hard projec- tions . The fibrous pulp contains numerous large seeds , which are ...
... cultivated on account of its in- ferior fruit . The leaves are slightly lobed . The fruit is oblong with a short , thick stem , and is covered with short , hard projec- tions . The fibrous pulp contains numerous large seeds , which are ...
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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