. 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. Gardening. 246 CARICA he fjood (Ifforativo plani Q fâ both conserva- , i;ilmate leaves Hit. ;t .-. 1 ,â â iiWl i: ;, â , u \vitU:ili-lilli,ji AiUciiLi viih perfect , :. Constant srowtli unJer these conditions, and the planter will be amply re- paid for his trouble by beau- tiful, showy specimens
. 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. Gardening. 246 CARICA he fjood (Ifforativo plani Q fâ both conserva- , i;ilmate leaves Hit. ;t .-. 1 ,â â iiWl i: ;, â , u \vitU:ili-lilli,ji AiUciiLi viih perfect , :. Constant srowtli unJer these conditions, and the planter will be amply re- paid for his trouble by beau- tiful, showy specimens as uniciue and tropical-appearing Cult, by E. N. Reasonek. Papiya, Linn. Papaw. Melon Papaw. JIelun Za- POTE. Figs. 3C3, '.m. Tnink reaching 20 ft.: Ivs, often i; ft. across, palmatelv 7-lobed: fr. 6-12 in. long and half as thick, hanging from the lower axils of the pistillate plant. Trop. Amer., but widely natu- ralized. Grows spontaneously in the wild in S. Fla. 2898-9. A. G. 18: 1, The be polygamous (to bear The fruit 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. pyrifdrmis, Hart., has pear-shaped fr. C. atroviolAcea, Hort., â with purple fr., is evidently only a form of it. gricilis, Hort. Larger than C. Papaya, with finely cut palmate Ivs. with pink veins. A form of C. Papaijuf Candamarc6usis, Hook. f. (C Cundinamarc(nsis, Lindl.). Lvs. numerous, dark green above and pale beneath, pubescent below, circular-cordate in out- line (V/i ft. across), 5-lobed to the middle, the lobes more or less pinnatifld: fls. green and pubescent: fr. small, obovoid and pointed, contracted at the base, 5-angled, golden yellow, 5-loculed. Equador. 6198.â"Probably the most hardy of all Papaws ; makes rapidly a bold foli
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