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 . , oblong or conical and blunt, dark green, the skinntugh and spiny; pulp soft, white and juicy, subacid,witha turpentine-like flavor. Westlndies, where it is apopu- lar fruit. —It is grown with especial excellence in PortoRico, and is common in the markets of Key West, whitherit is s
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 . , oblong or conical and blunt, dark green, the skinntugh and spiny; pulp soft, white and juicy, subacid,witha turpentine-like flavor. Westlndies, where it is apopu- lar fruit. —It is grown with especial excellence in PortoRico, and is common in the markets of Key West, whitherit is shipped from the islands to the southward. Afavorite drink is made from the juice. It is one of thetenderest trees of the genus, and thrives only in extremesouthern Florida and California. Introduced in the OldWorhl, CC. Fruit nearly or quite smooth {or in A .pyriformis undescribed). glabra, Linn. (A. laurifdlia, Dunal). Poxd-Apple. Mamon. Fig. 93. Small nearly evergreen tree, with smooth growth: exterior petals somewhat exceeding the. 93 Anona elabra Nearly Va Uttturiil iuterioi ones grernish lvs oblong-ovate or long-ovate,pointed green on b )tli ^ith ^ md glossy above : fr. thesize and shape of iBtlltiowtr ipple or an ox s heart, yel-low or brownish \*llo\\ smooth the stem pulling outof the fruit at maturit} and le-iviug a very deep cavity;pulp cream colored and veiy fragrant fair in m swamps, both salt and fresh, m ,southernFlorida, and on the Indian River; also, in the West KJ28. SS. 1 fruit, although acceptableto many people, is not generally prized. pyrifdnnis, Bojer. Climbing, glabrous : petals of thetwo series nearly equal, oblong-spatulate or obovate(about 2 in. long}, flat, the outer ones hooded or cucullateat the top ; sepals joined half their length : lvs. nearlyoblong (3-6 in. long), obtuse or acutish, thick and rigid,somewhat shining and glaucous. Mauritius.—Said tohave been introduced into southern Florida recently, hutit
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