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... shell , varying in size from 1 to 2 inches in diameter , and with a large cavity , containing generally one seed . This shell , which is the edible portion of the fruit , is a light creamy - yellow , with a tinge of pale - pink on one ...
... shell , varying in size from 1 to 2 inches in diameter , and with a large cavity , containing generally one seed . This shell , which is the edible portion of the fruit , is a light creamy - yellow , with a tinge of pale - pink on one ...
Page 62
... is spoken of as the shell . The Tamarind is propagated from both seeds and cuttings , and is undoubtedly one of the noblest of our tropical trees . PLATE XXIX . - Tamarind . G. P. W. Collection 33 62 Tamarindus indica, Plate XXIX.
... is spoken of as the shell . The Tamarind is propagated from both seeds and cuttings , and is undoubtedly one of the noblest of our tropical trees . PLATE XXIX . - Tamarind . G. P. W. Collection 33 62 Tamarindus indica, Plate XXIX.
Page 132
... shell is rough and fibrous , and the kernel is shaped like a bean . In the inferior varieties of mangoes the pulp is full of fibre and tastes strongly of turpentine . There are numerous varieties of the mango cul- tivated in Hawaii ...
... shell is rough and fibrous , and the kernel is shaped like a bean . In the inferior varieties of mangoes the pulp is full of fibre and tastes strongly of turpentine . There are numerous varieties of the mango cul- tivated in Hawaii ...
Page 148
... shell , the surface of which is uneven like the shell of a walnut . The kernels of this nut , when dried , were strung to- gether , or bound on sticks , and served the natives for torches or candles : thus the English name of Candlenut ...
... shell , the surface of which is uneven like the shell of a walnut . The kernels of this nut , when dried , were strung to- gether , or bound on sticks , and served the natives for torches or candles : thus the English name of Candlenut ...
Page 152
... shell , inside of which is a corky substance surrounding the seed or kernel . This tree was an early introduction to these Islands , and is commonly seen on our seacoasts . G. P. W. Collection . PLATE LXXV Noronhia emarginata . 152.
... shell , inside of which is a corky substance surrounding the seed or kernel . This tree was an early introduction to these Islands , and is commonly seen on our seacoasts . G. P. W. Collection . PLATE LXXV Noronhia emarginata . 152.
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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