. An encyclopædia of gardening; . 784 PRACTICE OF GARDENING. Paut III. and was cultivated at Hampton Court in 1690. Gerrard says, the pulp eats sorricthlng like thst of a musk-melon ; he calls the plant Adams apple-tree, from a notion that it was the fovbidcien fruit of Etien; otherssuppose it to have been the grape brought out of the promisotl land to Moses Dampier says, it is theking of all fruit, not excepting the cocoa itself. There are numerous varieties. 533. 6012. The banana-tree {M. sapientum, L.) {fig. 533.) dif-fers from the plantain in having its stalks marked with dark-purple strip
. An encyclopædia of gardening; . 784 PRACTICE OF GARDENING. Paut III. and was cultivated at Hampton Court in 1690. Gerrard says, the pulp eats sorricthlng like thst of a musk-melon ; he calls the plant Adams apple-tree, from a notion that it was the fovbidcien fruit of Etien; otherssuppose it to have been the grape brought out of the promisotl land to Moses Dampier says, it is theking of all fruit, not excepting the cocoa itself. There are numerous varieties. 533. 6012. The banana-tree {M. sapientum, L.) {fig. 533.) dif-fers from the plantain in having its stalks marked with dark-purple stripes and spots, and the fruit is shorter and rounderSome botanists, however, consider them as only one fruit is mellower than the other, is eaten raw or roast-ed, in fritters, preserves, marmalades, and the fermentedjuice affords an excellent wine. It has been fruited for up-wards of seven years, at Wynnstay, the seat of Sir W. , in Denbighshire. Specimens were sent to the Society in August 1819, which were between fourand five inches long, and possessed an agreeable, luscious,and acid flavor, and the produce from a single plant is soabundant, as to entitle the banana to be considered as auseful fruit for the table. 6013. Propagation and culture. Suckers rise from theroot, which should be planted in light rich earth, in pots,and afterwards, if the plant is cultivated for its fruit, plant-ed in a bed or pit of earth, kept rath
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