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... flowers are axillary , solitary or in small clusters , and in color are a very showy rich orange - red . The fruit is about the size of an ordinary orange , has a persistent calyx , and is made up of many small compartments arranged in ...
... flowers are axillary , solitary or in small clusters , and in color are a very showy rich orange - red . The fruit is about the size of an ordinary orange , has a persistent calyx , and is made up of many small compartments arranged in ...
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... flowers are small , 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 ...
... flowers are small , 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 ...
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... short . It has small , single , white fragrant flowers . The mature fruit .. which resembles a cherry , is about 1 inch in diameter , and is ribbed longitudinally . It has a delicious , spicy , acid flavor . There is generally one large ...
... short . It has small , single , white fragrant flowers . The mature fruit .. which resembles a cherry , is about 1 inch in diameter , and is ribbed longitudinally . It has a delicious , spicy , acid flavor . There is generally one large ...
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... flowers are produced in clusters . The waxy light - green fruits , with a persistent calyx , resem- ble a small guava . These fruits have a very tough , pithy skin and pulp combined , which is edible , but too dry to be agree- able ...
... flowers are produced in clusters . The waxy light - green fruits , with a persistent calyx , resem- ble a small guava . These fruits have a very tough , pithy skin and pulp combined , which is edible , but too dry to be agree- able ...
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... flowers , which bloom in June , July and August , are white and quite fragrant , and are especially attractive to ... small variety 36 36 Eugenia sp , Plate XV Syzygium Jambolana, Plate XVI Syzygium Jambolana, Plate XVII.
... flowers , which bloom in June , July and August , are white and quite fragrant , and are especially attractive to ... small variety 36 36 Eugenia sp , Plate XV Syzygium Jambolana, Plate XVI Syzygium Jambolana, Plate XVII.
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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