. Southern field crops (exclusive of forage plants). Agriculture. CHAPTER XXVII CASSAVA — Manihot utilissima Cassava, in tropical countries called manioc, is a shrub 4 to 10 feet high, which, in general appearance and foUage, somewhat resembles the castor bean plant (Fig. 199). Cassava belongs to the milk-weed fam- ily (Euphorbiaceoe). Its native country is Brazil, but it is now cultivated in many tropical and semitropical regions. i 433. Kinds. — Cassava has been divided into two classes, namely, the bitter and the sweet. Bitter cassava is the kind gen- 'erally grown in the tropics. It requir
. Southern field crops (exclusive of forage plants). Agriculture. CHAPTER XXVII CASSAVA — Manihot utilissima Cassava, in tropical countries called manioc, is a shrub 4 to 10 feet high, which, in general appearance and foUage, somewhat resembles the castor bean plant (Fig. 199). Cassava belongs to the milk-weed fam- ily (Euphorbiaceoe). Its native country is Brazil, but it is now cultivated in many tropical and semitropical regions. i 433. Kinds. — Cassava has been divided into two classes, namely, the bitter and the sweet. Bitter cassava is the kind gen- 'erally grown in the tropics. It requires more than one year to make its best growth and has not been cultivated extensively in the United States. Sweet cassava is the kind grown in this country. 434. Climate and distribu- tion. — The cassava requires a season of about seven months 457. Fig. 199. — Cassava Plant, SHO-wiNG Stems and En- larged Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Duggar, J. F. (John Frederick), 1868-. New York, The Macmillan company
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