. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. Gardening -- Dictionaries; Plants -- North America encyclopedias. 246 CARICA CARLUDOVICA found to be good decorative plants for both conserva- tory and summer bedding, the deeply cut, palmate leaves forming a striking contrast to ordinary vegetation. In bedding out, select open, sun
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. Gardening -- Dictionaries; Plants -- North America encyclopedias. 246 CARICA CARLUDOVICA found to be good decorative plants for both conserva- tory and summer bedding, the deeply cut, palmate leaves forming a striking contrast to ordinary vegetation. In bedding out, select open, sunny exposure, with perfect drainage, and make the soil rich and friable. Constant cultivation with a light hoe will cause a luxuriant growth under these conditions, and the planter will be amply re- paid for his trouble by beau- tiful, showy specimens as unique and tropical-appearing as palms. Cult, by E. N. Reasonee. Fapd,ya, Linn. Papaw. Melon Papaw. Melon Za- poTE. Figs. 3()3, 364. Trunk reaching 20 ft.: Ivs. often 2 ft, across, palmately 7-lobed: fr. 6-12 in. long and half as thick, hanging from the lower axils of the pistillate plant. Trop. Araer., but widely natu- ralized. Grows spontaneously in the wild in S. Fla. 2898-9. A. G. 18: The plant seems sometimes to be polygamous (to bear both kinds of flowers). The fniit is used as a vermifuge and a cosmetic. The juice of the fruit or the macerated leaves, if rubbed on animal flesh, make it very tender. It is best to roll the meat and leaves together for a few hours. The fruits are made into sauces or conserves, and are sometimes eaten raw. The Papaw is variable. C iiyrif6rmis, Hort., has pear-shaped fr. C atroi'loldren, Hort., with purple fr., is evidently only a form of it. ^ficilis, Hort. Larger than C. Papat/a, with finely cut palmate Ivs. with pink veins. A form of C. Papaya? Candamarc^nsis, Hook. f. (C. Cundinamarcinsis, Lindl.). Lvs. numerous, dark green above and pale beneath, pubescent below, circular-corda
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