. Plants and their uses; an introduction to botany. Botany; Botany, Economic. 102 VARIOUS FOOD-PLANTS. Fig. 110.âFig (Ficns carim, MulljL-rry Family, Momcea). 1, floTi-cring liranch, showing leaf and urn-shaped receptacle which encloses the numerous minute flowers. .'^, a single pistillate flower, with stalks of two others growing into the cavity of the receptacle: the actual size shown by the line at the left. 3, staminate flower. 4, fruit or ripened receptacle cut vertically to show the fleshy wall and the ca^-it,^â filled with ripe pistils and sugary material. (Wossidlo.)âA shruh or tree be
. Plants and their uses; an introduction to botany. Botany; Botany, Economic. 102 VARIOUS FOOD-PLANTS. Fig. 110.âFig (Ficns carim, MulljL-rry Family, Momcea). 1, floTi-cring liranch, showing leaf and urn-shaped receptacle which encloses the numerous minute flowers. .'^, a single pistillate flower, with stalks of two others growing into the cavity of the receptacle: the actual size shown by the line at the left. 3, staminate flower. 4, fruit or ripened receptacle cut vertically to show the fleshy wall and the ca^-it,^â filled with ripe pistils and sugary material. (Wossidlo.)âA shruh or tree becoming 5-10 m. tall; leaves rough above, downy beneath; fruit greenish, yellowish, reddish, brown, puri>lish, or black, often with a bloom, the ^o^\i niostlj- reddish or ^'ellowish. maple (Fig. 248). Beets form the chief source of the sugar used throughout Europe and nearl\' lialf of that consumed in the United States. As already statetl in the last chapter i'secti<in 29) large quantities of what is l of confectionc^rs. This product is chemically much the same as the sweet substance found in fruits, and is perfectly whole- some; it has, however, the (hsadvantage of lieing onl>- about three-fifths as sweet as cane-sugar. Another food-product, very much used in confectionery, is what is commonly cahed " cocoa," or when sweetened and flavored, " ; This name "cocoa" is somewhat mis- leading, since it is also applied to th(> palm which yieUIs tlie. 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 Sargent, Frederick Leroy, 1863-. New York, H. Holt and Company
Size: 1651px × 1514px
Photo credit: © The Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, booksubjectbotany, bookyear1913
