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... green . The flowers , which appear in May and June , are like those of the preceding variety ; and the drupe , which ... deep claret color , and the meat , which is a golden- yellow , is tinged with purple next to the rind , and is free ...
... green . The flowers , which appear in May and June , are like those of the preceding variety ; and the drupe , which ... deep claret color , and the meat , which is a golden- yellow , is tinged with purple next to the rind , and is free ...
Page 26
... deep crimson , and appear on the branches either singly or in bunches . The con- trast between these brilliant flowers and the fresh green leaves makes a very beautiful sight when the tree is in full bloom . The fruit , which ripens in ...
... deep crimson , and appear on the branches either singly or in bunches . The con- trast between these brilliant flowers and the fresh green leaves makes a very beautiful sight when the tree is in full bloom . The fruit , which ripens in ...
Page 44
... dark and glossy . The trunk is ashen - grey , with warty excrescences . The fruit , which matures in April and May ... green , turning to a dull yellow when ripe , and it has a very thin skin . The pulp is yellow , resembling that of an ...
... dark and glossy . The trunk is ashen - grey , with warty excrescences . The fruit , which matures in April and May ... green , turning to a dull yellow when ripe , and it has a very thin skin . The pulp is yellow , resembling that of an ...
Page 48
... green leaves . The small flowers , which appear from June until October , are solitary at the nodes or in fascicles ... deep purple in color . A cross - section of the fruit shows the edible pulp with its numerous black seeds , and the ...
... green leaves . The small flowers , which appear from June until October , are solitary at the nodes or in fascicles ... deep purple in color . A cross - section of the fruit shows the edible pulp with its numerous black seeds , and the ...
Page 80
... green and ripe fruit in great quantities may be found on the same tree at almost any season of the year . The tree ... deep yellow , and its smooth skin is very loosely attached . The pulp is also a deep yellow and contains many seeds ...
... green and ripe fruit in great quantities may be found on the same tree at almost any season of the year . The tree ... deep yellow , and its smooth skin is very loosely attached . The pulp is also a deep yellow and contains many seeds ...
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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