. 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; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. 948 LUCUMA LUFFA Rivicda, GsBrtn. Lvs. elliptic-obovate, obtuse, mem- branous, 4-8 in. long, lJ^-3 in. wide: calyx 5-parted: ovary 5-ceIIed: seed ovoid-globose. Brazil, French Gui- ana.âVar. angustifdlia, Mart., is the Egg Fruit or Ti-ES of the W. Indies. It has ellipt


. 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; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. 948 LUCUMA LUFFA Rivicda, GsBrtn. Lvs. elliptic-obovate, obtuse, mem- branous, 4-8 in. long, lJ^-3 in. wide: calyx 5-parted: ovary 5-ceIIed: seed ovoid-globose. Brazil, French Gui- ana.âVar. angustifdlia, Mart., is the Egg Fruit or Ti-ES of the W. Indies. It has elliptic-lanceolate acute at both ends. Fig. 1322. Cult, in S. i'la. and S. Calif. -^ jl -Tx p. (XVJ ZfUcitma mammosa, the"Mammee Sapota" of Jamaica, is the fruit of a tree found wild also in Cuba and the northeastern part of S. America. The tree is ornamen- tal, about 30 feet high, of a pyramidal shape. It is occa- .sionally seen where it was originally planted in pas- tures near dwelling houses, but except for the droppings from cattle and horses, it receives no other cultivation. It requires a good deep soil and an annual rainfall of about 70 inches. The flowers are cream-colored, about J^ inch long, springing directly from the bark. The fruit is about 6 inches long, with usually only 1 seed. It has a russet-colored rough skin. The flesh is of a dark yellowish red color, soft and sweet; it has been compared to a very ripe pear, but is more luscious. Marmalade is made from the fruit, whence the name of "Marmalade P'"â¢-" Wm. Fawcett. LTJDWlGIA (C. G. Ludwig, botanist and botanical author at Leipzig, 170!>-1773). Onagrdceai. About 25 species of aquatic or semi-aquatic small herbs, widely distributed in temperate and warm climates. FIs. small and inconspicuous in the axils of the leaves, the parts usually in 4's. Lvs. mostly small and mostly entire or very nearly so, usually not distinctly petioled. The stems are often creeping, sometimes floating


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