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... thin , rather tough skin , which is either green or purple in color . The flesh is yellow , firm and marrow - like , and has a delicious nutty flavor . The seed - cavity is generally large , containing one round or oblong seed , covered ...
... thin , rather tough skin , which is either green or purple in color . The flesh is yellow , firm and marrow - like , and has a delicious nutty flavor . The seed - cavity is generally large , containing one round or oblong seed , covered ...
Page 18
... thin , is light - green in color , turning to a greenish - yellow when thoroughly ripe . The pulp is pink , very sweet , and when quite ripe is free from milky juice . This variety is also prolific , is easily dried , and on this ...
... thin , is light - green in color , turning to a greenish - yellow when thoroughly ripe . The pulp is pink , very sweet , and when quite ripe is free from milky juice . This variety is also prolific , is easily dried , and on this ...
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... thin as to be barely perceptible , and the fruit is very easily bruised . In color , it is a deep , rich crimson , shading into pink and white ; the pulp is firm , white , and juicy , with a very agreeable flavor . G. P. W. Collection ...
... thin as to be barely perceptible , and the fruit is very easily bruised . In color , it is a deep , rich crimson , shading into pink and white ; the pulp is firm , white , and juicy , with a very agreeable flavor . G. P. W. Collection ...
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... thin , and the pulp is watery ; it contains a number of flat , brown seeds . This fruit is of two varieties : the sweet , which may be eaten raw , and the acid which is delicious when preserved . A very appetizing pickle may be made ...
... thin , and the pulp is watery ; it contains a number of flat , brown seeds . This fruit is of two varieties : the sweet , which may be eaten raw , and the acid which is delicious when preserved . A very appetizing pickle may be made ...
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... thin skin . The pulp is yellow , resembling that of an over - ripe papaia , and has a melting , peach - like flavor . It contains from 1 to 3 large , oblong seeds , which are said to be deleterious . G. P. W. Collection . PLATE XXI ...
... thin skin . The pulp is yellow , resembling that of an over - ripe papaia , and has a melting , peach - like flavor . It contains from 1 to 3 large , oblong seeds , which are said to be deleterious . G. P. W. Collection . PLATE XXI ...
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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