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Page 32
... is about 1 inch in diameter , and is ribbed longitudinally . It has a delicious , spicy , acid flavor . There is generally one large , round , smooth seed . G. P. W. Collection . PLATE XV Eugenia sp . 32 Eugenia uniflora, Plate XIV.
... is about 1 inch in diameter , and is ribbed longitudinally . It has a delicious , spicy , acid flavor . There is generally one large , round , smooth seed . G. P. W. Collection . PLATE XV Eugenia sp . 32 Eugenia uniflora, Plate XIV.
Page 42
... sweet pulp , 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.
... sweet pulp , 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
... smooth , tough rind , about 1-16 inch thick , which is a deep purple in color . A cross - section of the fruit shows the edible pulp with its numerous black seeds , and the star - shaped core , from which the fruit derives its com- mon ...
... smooth , tough rind , about 1-16 inch thick , which is a deep purple in color . A cross - section of the fruit shows the edible pulp with its numerous black seeds , and the star - shaped core , from which the fruit derives its com- mon ...
Page 56
... smooth , golden - yellow skin , which has a rather sour disagreeable odor . The fleshy pulp is light yellow , is mellow when quite ripe , and has a sub - acid delicious flavor , compared by some to the pineapple . Within this pulp is ...
... smooth , golden - yellow skin , which has a rather sour disagreeable odor . The fleshy pulp is light yellow , is mellow when quite ripe , and has a sub - acid delicious flavor , compared by some to the pineapple . Within this pulp is ...
Page 58
... smooth skin , having a disagreeable odor . There is one large seed , which resembles the husk of a ground - nut . This fruit is cooling and aromatic . To my knowledge there are but two trees of this kind in bearing in the Hawaiian ...
... smooth skin , having a disagreeable odor . There is one large seed , which resembles the husk of a ground - nut . This fruit is cooling and aromatic . To my knowledge there are but two trees of this kind in bearing in the Hawaiian ...
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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